It’s the first trading day of December and traders are hoping to close out 2023 with a bang following a November rally that saw all three major indices (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) have their best months in over a year. Investors are keyed into comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at 11 a.m. ET today to see if he gives any indication of what the Fed may do at its December meeting. Yahoo Finance trending tickers include Bitcoin (BTC-USD), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), and Coinbase (COIN).

Key guests today include:
9 a.m. ET - Liz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist
10:30 a.m. ET - Antonio Neri, Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO
11:30 a.m. ET - Paul Gruenwald, S&P Global Ratings Global Chief Economist