Ken Polkari, Managing Partner of Kace Capital Advisors, provides insight into the state of the economy on Kudlow.
Investors will have another busy week with more corporate earnings and key economic data.
The volatile stock market may also continue after The S&P 500 briefly fell into bear market territory Friday. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index, already in bear market territory, is down 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 8.77 points to close at 3,1261.90.
ribbon | protection | else | they change | they change % |
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Me: DJI | Dow Jones averages | 31261.9 | +8.77 | + 0.03% |
SP500 | Standard & Poor’s 500 | 3901.36 | +0.57 | + 0.01% |
I: COMP | Nasdaq Composite Index | 11354.617127 | -33.88 | -0.30% |
FOX Business takes a look at upcoming events likely to move financial markets in the coming days.
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Monday 5/23
The start of the week for earnings will be Advance Auto Parts and Zoom Video Communications after the bell.
ribbon | protection | else | they change | they change % |
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AAP | Advance Auto Spare Parts Company | 181.89 | -14.18 | -7.23% |
ZM | ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 89.74 | -1.20 | -1.32% |
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will also participate in a question and answer session on the future of monetary policy at 11:00 AM ET.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks during a forum hosted by the Brookings Institution on August 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. The forum focused on the defense economy and American prosperity. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
ribbon | protection | else | they change | they change % |
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Didi | DIDI GLOBAL INC | 1.50 | -0.11 | -6.83% |
ice | INC CONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC. | 97.62 | +1.72 | + 1.79% |
Didi Global shareholders will also vote on plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange.
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In the world of politics, President Biden will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. In international news, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address participants at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky A (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File) ((Sarahbeth Maney / The New York Times via AP, Pool, File) / AP Newsroom)
Pollard Fed says a recession will only come if there is a “major shock” to the economy
Tuesday 5/24
Earnings on Tuesday’s agenda include Abercrombie & Fitch, Autozone, Best Buy and Ralph Lauren before the market open, Intuit, Nordstrom, Toll Brothers and Urban Outfitters after the bell.
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ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Company. | 27.97 | -1.09 | -3.75% |
AZO | Autozone Inc. | 1,771.68 | -117.71 | -6.23% |
BBY | Best Buy Co., Ltd. | 72.36 | -0.96 | -1.31% |
RL | Ralph Lauren Company. | 93.24 | +1.15 | + 1.25% |
INTU | INTUIT INC. | 367.78 | +5.45 | + 1.50% |
JWN | Nordstrom Corporation | 21.18 | -1.45 | -6.41% |
TOL | Toll Brothers Co. | 47.68 | +0.87 | + 1.86% |
URBN | Urban Exhibitors Company | 19.98 | -0.29 | -1.43% |
New home sales will also be released.
Other notable events include the Department of Energy Notice of planned sale To get an additional 40 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with deliveries starting in June and a four-way meeting in Tokyo between Japan, the United States, Australia and India.
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USO | United States Petroleum Fund LP | 81.65 | +1.07 | + 1.33% |
BNO | United STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT | 32.28 | +0.42 | + 1.32% |
As inflation approaches, a third of Americans are in financial stress: Poll
Wednesday 5/25
Dick’s Sporting Goods and Express will highlight earnings ahead of the market open Wednesday, while Box, Nvidia Snowflake and Splunk will be in focus after the bell.
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DKS | DICK’S SPORTING GOODS INC. | 77.52 | -1.74 | -2.20% |
EXP | Eagle Material Company | 121.85 | -4.37 | -3.46% |
Box | INC Fund. | 26.53 | -0.84 | -3.07% |
NVDA | Nvidia Corp. | 166.94 | -4.30 | -2.51% |
snow | Snowflake Company | 141.49 | -5.33 | -3.63% |
SPLK | Splunk Company | 98.90 | +2.02 | + 2.09% |
On the economic data front, investors will be digesting durable goods, the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes, weekly mortgage orders, and the EIA’s weekly crude oil inventories. The Congressional Budget Office will also release its budget and economic forecast for 2022-2023.
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ABT | ABBOTT Laboratories | 113.24 | +0.80 | + 0.71% |
NSRGY | Nestle SA | 116.5001 | -0.38 | -0.33% |
RBGLY | Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | 15.79 | +0.34 | + 2.17% |
Food and Drug Administration officials and executives from Abbott Nutrition, Nestlé-owned Gerber Products Inc. and Reckitt Inc., the maker of Enfamil, will also testify before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations into nationwide infant formula shortages.
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TWTR | Twitter you. | 38.29 | +1.00 | + 2.68% |
AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC. | 2,151.82 | +5.44 | + 0.25% |
FB | META PLATFORMS INC. | 193.54 | +2.25 | + 1.18% |
In addition, Twitter, Amazon, and Meta Platforms will all hold annual shareholder meetings.
In particular, Twitter’s pending acquisition of Elon Musk as well as Amazon’s proposed 20 to 1 stock split will be addressed.
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Thursday 5/26
Closing out the week for earnings will be Buckle, Dollar General, Jack in the Box, Macy’s and Medtronic before the market opens, and Gap, Lions Gate Entertainment, Ulta Beauty and Workday after the bell.
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BKE | The Buckle Inc. | 30.08 | +0.04 | + 0.13% |
DJ | Dollar General Corporation. | 187.60 | -13.73 | -6.82% |
jack | Jack in the Box Company | 71.18 | -1.85 | -2.53% |
M | MACY’S INC. | 18.16 | -1.20 | -6.20% |
MDT | MEDTRONIC PLC | 102.53 | -0.22 | -0.21% |
GPS | GAP Company | 10.93 | -0.26 | -2.32% |
LGF.A | Black Gate Entertainment Company. | 12.16 | -0.45 | -3.57% |
Ulta | ULTA BEAUTY INC. | 343.05 | -8.26 | -2.35% |
day | WORKDAY INC. | 165.99 | +1.47 | + 0.89% |
As for economic data, investors will be watching the second estimate of first-quarter GDP, pending home sales and the latest initial and continuing jobless claims.
Florida will also host a two-day Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit at the Hilton Orlando Resort starting Thursday. The conference will focus on how to “navigate the troubled waters of the future as the country enters a recession due to hyperinflation.” Bitcoin, along with other cryptocurrencies, has experienced downward pressure along with US stocks.
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UAL | United Airlines Holdings | 43.55 | -0.66 | -1.49% |
Bachelor of | Boeing Company | 120.70 | -6.44 | – 5.07% |
In addition, United Airlines is expected to return a Boeing 777 to service on a limited basis starting Thursday after the plane was grounded due to an uncontained engine fire during a flight from Denver to Honolulu in February 2021.
Friday 5/27
Ending the week with economic data will be the University of Michigan Consumer Confidence, Personal Income and Personal Consumption Index.

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci/AP Newsroom)
Former President Donald Trump will also deliver remarks at the National Rifle Association’s Legislative Action Institute Leadership Forum.