Good MorningThe stock market ended 2020 on a high note despite a year of unprecedented volatility. The COVID-19 pandemic came out of nowhere and sparked the worst global recession in history. The S&P 500, arguably the world’s most closely watched stock index, gained more than 16% in that time. Investors with the savvy to buy in at the bottom saw gains in excess of 65%.
There is a lesson for investors in the 2020 price charts and the lesson is this; It is far better to stick to a plan and ignore the day-to-day market reactions than buying or selling on every news bite. Yes, the pandemic was scary and had a great impact on the economy but it didn’t alter the underlying trend. The U.S. economy was in the early stages of a major economic expansion before the pandemic hit. It may take a little time to gain momentum but, now that the pandemic is passing, that expansion is ready to resume.
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Politics | | | The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.
But don’t bet on it.
The U.K. has chosen to leave the EU, setting a course away from the continental mainland. But the two sides’ histories hav... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... Again
Back in 2018, when Jeff Brown told everyone to buy Tesla…
The "experts" said Elon was finished and Tesla was headed for bankruptcy.
Now they're saying the same thing, but Jeff has uncovered Tesla's next breakthrough. | | Click here to see why Tesla's about to prove everyone wrong... again. |
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Stocks | | | This makes mid-caps a good choice for companies that have the scale to leverage their operations but are still limber enough to achieve solid growth. With the holidays winding down and a new year upon us, let us reflect on some of the mid-caps to consider decorating your 2021 portfolio with. Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Trading in Tokyo was closed for the New Year's holidays Thursday, while the handful of bourses that remained open in Asia and Europe was mixed.
France's CAC 40 slipped 0.5% in early trading to 5,571.46. Britain's FTSE 100 lost 1,5% to 6,456.77.
U.S. shares were set to ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Larry Benedict made $274 million trading on Wall Street…
Barron’s ranked his hedge fund in the top 1% worldwide.
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Tech | | | Ticketmaster agreed on Wednesday to pay a $10 million fine to escape prosecution over criminal charges accusing the company of hacking into the computer system of a startup rival.
A judge in federal court in New York City signed off on the deal in what’s been a long-running legal batt... Read the Full Story |
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Healthcare | | | ATLANTA — U.S. health officials say the lack of reported travel history in a Colorado National Guardsman with a more contagious version of the coronavirus suggests the new variant is already spreading in the United States.
Dr. Henry Walke of the CDC says the arrival of the variant kno... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | What’s really driving the trade wars, reshoring, and sweeping executive orders? According to Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown, it all traces back to one force: artificial intelligence.
Trump has declared AI a national priority—and is using emergency powers to funnel trillions into the companies building the digital and energy infrastructure behind America’s AI dominance. This isn’t speculation—it’s strategic deployment, already in motion. | | Click here to watch the urgent broadcast and discover two stocks they believe are best positioned to |
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Healthcare | | | DENVER — A Colorado man in his 20s has been reported as the first in the U.S. with the more contagious variant of the coronavirus.
He’s from a mostly rural expanse outside the Denver area and recovering in isolation, according to state officials. His condition was not disclosed.
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Markets | | | The homebuilding sector, you may have heard, has been one of the biggest winners of the pandemic. The Fed is expected to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate near zero until at least 2023, which means that sub-3% mortgage rates are likely here to stay for a long time. Home prices are at recor... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The word out of MKM Partners, via chief market technician JC O'Hara, is that Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) are both prime targets for purchasing, despite the fact that the two have slipped in recent trading. Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | While IPO investing can be a tricky endeavor and many of the companies that debuted this year haven’t lived up to their initial expectations, that doesn’t mean that you should overlook the IPO market in 2021. Read the Full Story |
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As the likes of Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) have found themselves under increasing pressure from Chinese antitrust regulators, other Chinese tech giants like Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) have been enjoying their moment in the sun in recent weeks. Only earlier this month we wrote about how Baidu was shaping up fo... Read the Full Story |
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The Early Bird Stock Of The Day Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. engages in the management and operation of bookstore chains in universities. It operates through the Retail and Wholesale segments. The Retail segment operates college, university, and K-12 school bookstores, physical bookstores, and virtual bookstores. The Wholesale segment sells and distributes new and used textbooks to physical bookstores. The company was founded by Leonard S, Riggio in 1965 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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