Good MorningEquity markets nearly snapped a 3-day winning streak on Thursday, with the S&P 500 rising marginally for the day. The move was sparked by fears of slowing consumer spending and the possibility of deflation and recession. In that scenario, deflating prices and slowing demand could equate to widespread job losses, stagnating GDP growth and aggressive FOMC rate cuts. While rate cuts are what the market wants, they may come at a cost that will trim significant value off the S&P 500.
The S&P 500 is at another critical juncture with little more than a month left in the trading year. Next week is the Thanksgiving Holiday, and after that, December. With inflation in retreat and the FOMC in wait-and-see mode, Santa Claus may bring a rally to Wall Street. No major economic releases are due, but a few earnings reports, including NVIDIA, could amp up the market. The company's solid momentum could easily lead to outperforming the astronomical estimates. Revenue for the AI-chip leader is expected to ramp nearly 175% YOY.
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The retail sector is struggling in 2023, and Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) is not immune. Shifting consumer habits and a general pullback in spending on discretionary items are taking a toll on the business. However, Williams-Sonoma is among the highest-quality retail stocks and a resilient name for... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Fidelity are reportedly accumulating a scarce blockchain asset - one that gets burned with every transaction on what analysts are calling America's new financial grid.
The Nasdaq has received SEC approval to move stocks onto blockchain rails, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink dedicated his entire 2026 annual letter to this infrastructure shift. Blockchain analyst Andy Howard is calling this asset 'Digital Oil' - and says institutional buyers are already positioned. | | Get the name, the ticker, and exactly how to buy it |
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), a financial powerhouse, regularly discloses its current holdings to shareholders through a 13F regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) each quarter. This transparency lets investors and market enthusiasts track the comp... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of General Electric (NYSE: GE) posted its highest closing price in six years on November 16.
So what's going on here?
The stock has been on fire this year, advancing 78.67%, far outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 17.28%.
GE's business has changed recently, as the company spun off... Read the Full Story |
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S&P’s 2023 hero, chip designer Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) is in the buy range after clearing a double-bottom base above $476.09. Shares closed at $494.80, up 3.9% from its buy point.
Nvidia stock is up 21.33% in November after posting declines in September and October.
Nvidia has be... Read the Full Story |
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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) are in a race to see which company can offer the fastest, most efficient delivery services.
All of this, of course, is an effort to both increase revenue while slashing costs, two initiatives with the potential... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | With OpenAI and Anthropic moving closer to the IPO spotlight, AI excitement could spill into several public-market sectors this summer - and most investors may chase the obvious names too late.
A free report identifies 7 stocks positioned around themes that could matter most this summer: AI infrastructure, energy demand, travel, entertainment, home improvement, and more. Built for a market where leadership may rotate quickly. | | Download 7 Best Stocks to Own in Summer 2026 for free |
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There are many ways to secure digital networks, not just Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), and all provide some utility for investors. However, the takeaway from the cybersecurity market is that Palo Alto Networks is the one to rule them all. While others may focus on devices, end-points, accessi... Read the Full Story |
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Investors looking at Target’s (NYSE: TGT) 17% post-earnings gain and Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) 7% decline will want to consider the causes of the moves before choosing one retail stock over the other. While Target reported a better-than-expected quarter and gave a favorable outlook for mar... Read the Full Story |
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In recent years, AI has gone from a niche industry housed mostly in research labs, academia, and large companies like Google to dominating the news cycle and driving incredible growth and value. The global artificial intelligence (AI) market was valued at $428 billion in 2022 and is projected to g... Read the Full Story |
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You don’t necessarily expect a well-established Dow component, a company that went public in 1957, to be among the top-performing S&P 500 stocks in the past five sessions.
That’s exactly what is happening to the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) as investors are cheering the company&rsq... Read the Full Story |
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Warren Buffett is widely regarded as the most well-known, famous, and successful investor of all time. As such, his investment decisions and changes to his holdings are closely monitored and highly anticipated by the investing community.
His company, financial heavyweight Berkshire Hathaway (NYS... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Square, Inc. provides payment and point-of-sale solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's commerce ecosystem includes point-of-sale software and hardware that enables sellers to turn mobile and computing devices into payment and point-of-sale solutions. It offers hardware products, including Magstripe reader, which enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Contactless and chip reader that accepts EMV® chip cards and Near Field Communication payments; Chip card reader, which accepts EMV® chip cards and enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Square Stand, which enables an iPad to be used as a payment terminal or full point of sale solution; and Square Register that combines its hardware, point-of-sale software, and payments technology, as well as managed payments solutions. The company also provides Square Point of Sale software; Cash App, which provides access to the financial system, allowing customers to electronically send, store, and spend money; Caviar, a food ordering platform for restaurants to offer food ordering, pickup and delivery, to their customers; and Square Capital that facilitates loans to sellers based on real-time payment and point-of-sale data. Square, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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