After December’s red-hot jobs report reignited inflation fears – and suggested that the Federal Reserve may not cut rates again for a while – the stock market has been left reeling. In our view, this latest data is an unequivocal warning sign for market bulls. It seems stocks are not going to have a smooth
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In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, the Kenneth fire (below) approaches homes while the back side of the Palisade fire (above) continues to burn Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Insurers exposed to the California homeowners’ market sold off sharply Friday as the devastation
I am bullish on stocks for 2025. In fact, I recently issued my 10 big market predictions for this new year. And one of those projections is that the S&P 500 will rise more than 20% in ‘25 to notch its third consecutive year of 20%-plus gains. But, even as a bull, I recognize that
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Major U.S. indices had a good run in 2024, thanks to the buzz around artificial intelligence and interest rate cuts. However, macro uncertainty could weigh on investor sentiment in 2025. In this scenario, investors looking for regular income can consider adding dividend stocks to their portfolios. Top Wall
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin ETFs were a hit with investors in 2024, and now asset management firms are starting to build out ways to combine crypto and derivatives in exchange traded packages. New products are set to roll out this month. Asset manager Calamos announced Monday that it will launch a structured
In this article NVDA RGTI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks with the press during the launch of the supercomputer Gefion at Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal in Kastrup, Denmark, on Oct. 23, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Via Reuters Quantum computing stocks dropped Wednesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen
A Vestas wind turbine near Baekmarksbro in Jutland. Afp | Getty Images European wind power stocks tumbled Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would prevent the construction of new turbines. “We’re going to try and have a policy where no windmills are being built,” Trump told reporters at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago
In this article EIX PCG SRE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A palm tree burns as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. Jan. 8, 2025. David Swanson | Reuters Fear and uncertainty surrounding the wildfires in California appear
Tom Yeung here with your Sunday Digest. In 1909, a young physics graduate student proposed building a magnetically levitated train inside a vacuum tube. Not only would magnetic forces propel the train forward… but the lack of friction between car and rail meant momentum would be enough to keep a “maglev” train in near-perpetual
When it comes to winning in the stock market, we’ve found that a particular tried-and-true process yields the strongest results: Identify unstoppable investment megatrends that will redefine how the world works. Within those megatrends, find the most relentlessly innovative companies that will dominate at scale. Of those innovative leaders, identify those with the most hyperscalable
Happy 2025! It may be a new calendar year – but we don’t think “new year, new me” will translate for Wall Street. Instead, we think we’ll see more of the same in ‘25. And that means AI stocks should stay red-hot. Indeed, throughout 2024, the market soared, led by huge gains for AI trades.
For decades, Art Cashin, UBS’ director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange, would write a New Year’s poem to reflect back on the year’s events. With Cashin’s passing earlier this month, his sons, Arthur and Peter, sent this homage to their father: Some Other Cashins’ Comments: An Homage PresentationDecember 30, 2024 by
In this article BKNG CRM DKNG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images This year was a busy one for investors, especially in light of the U.S. presidential election, growing excitement around artificial intelligence and the continued focus on elevated interest rates. While macro conditions are expected to improve
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Forum in the Russell Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images As Michael MacGillivray saw artificial intelligence becoming more ubiquitous in everyday life, the
It’s that time of year again where stock market forecasters like myself dust off their crystal balls and make predictions about the year ahead. Last year, I made 10 big predictions about the stock market for 2024 – and, pretty amazingly, most of them ended up being spot-on! I said the S&P 500 would rally
In this article ARES GLPI WMT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Walmart Supercenter during Walmart’s multiweek Annual Deals Shopping Event in Burbank, California, on Nov. 21, 2024. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Investors can benefit by creating a diversified portfolio of growth and dividend stocks, enhancing their overall
Editor’s note: “Quantum Computing Revolution: The Gargantuan Opportunity Investors Shouldn’t Ignore” was previously published in November 2024 with the title, “Quantum Computing: the Key to Unlocking AI’s Full Potential?” It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available. For the past two years, AI stocks have been all the rage on Wall
In this article RIOT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Riot Platforms (RIOT) Business: Riot Platforms is a bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company. It has bitcoin mining operations in central Texas and Kentucky, and electrical switchgear engineering and fabrication operations in Denver. It operates a bitcoin-driven
In this article BRK.A VRSN SIRI OXY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett poses with Martin, the Geico gecko, ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett went on bit of a shopping spree in the stock market before
In this article NDAQ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 17, 2024. NYSE The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 indexes get new members added and old ones kicked out on Friday in a quarterly rebalancing mostly based on companies’ adjusted market capitalization. Years ago, these