Once again, something odd is happening in U.S. stock markets: They are thriving, even as the world seems to be succumbing to a new wave of Covid infections, driven by the transmissible Delta variant. What gives?

Strip out all the sensationalism, hatred, and partisan bias, however, and there are reasons to think that Jerome Powell may actually be getting it right.

Daily energy market commentary provided by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Advisory Services‘ Energy Team.

Video collaboration platform provider Zoom Video (ZM) is set to report second quarter fiscal 2021 earnings results after the closing bell Monday.

As earnings season slowly comes to a close, there are tons of more reasons for optimism given the rate of not only top- and bottom-line estimate beats we have seen across many sectors, but also upward guidance .

There was noteworthy or unusual dark pool volume on August 20th.

Today, in the Nasdaq Capital Market (NasdaqCM), we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity on Support.com, Inc. (Symbol: SPRT).

Auto-manufacturing stocks saw strong gains in the first five months of the year, but since early June, they have been falling as a group. The big two in the U.S., Ford (F) and GM (GM), have dropped by 22% and 24%, respectively, in that time.

Daily energy market commentary provided by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Advisory Services‘ Energy Team.

Investors will be digging into this morning’s July Persona Income & Spending report, particularly after the disappointing July Retail Sales report earlier this month. But the real focus today will once again be on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.