By Yahoo Finance
Publication Date: 2026-03-04 18:15:00
00:01 John Highland
It’s time for Yahoo Finance’s Market minutes. I’m John Highland.
00:03 John Highland
We’re about halfway into the trading day and we are seeing buyers step into the stock market today. The major averages are in the green. Some of this could be due to some strong economic data.
00:13 John Highland
ADP which tracks private payrolls came in better than expected.
00:16 John Highland
We also had ISM Services data which came in at its highest reading since 2022.
00:22 John Highland
So you’re seeing a bit of a reprieve from the selling we’ve seen from the geopolitical conflict.
00:26 John Highland
Also taking a look at crypto, you’re seeing Bitcoin trading around $73,000 today.
00:32 John Highland
Uh over the weekend when uh the Iran attack first came, uh we saw Bitcoin drop to 63,000.
00:36 John Highland
So you are seeing a rebound, more risk taking. You also saw ETFs pull in $680…