Good MorningEquity markets advanced on Wednesday, setting a new three months ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The move is partly due to a gain in Microsoft driven by the reinstatement of Sam Altman to the held of OpenAI. Shares of Microsoft moved up to set a new all-time high on the news and could head higher. The company is establishing itself as a rival to AI powerhouse NVIDIA and will likely build on the momentum gained in 2023.
The S&P 500 closed with a gain near 0.5%, but the move wasn't strong. The index tests resistance at a critical level and has difficulty advancing above it. If the market doesn't commit soon, bearish traders could come back to the market. In this scenario, the index is capped at critical levels and below the all-time high, where it is likely to remain range-bound. With the holiday shopping season looking like a bust, it's unlikely the S&P 500 will set new highs soon without a change to the fundamentals. That won't come without a change in the FOMC policy stance, which isn't likely until next year. Featured: Hedge fund legend humiliates Bitcoin traders (Ad) 
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In the past month, consumer discretionary stocks have been on a tear, with the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLY) returning 10.47%. That led all sectors except technology stocks during that time.
In the past month, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) r... Read the Full Story |
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Few sectors have impressed as significantly as the homebuilder sector in recent weeks. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (NYSE: XHB) has risen over 16% over the last month. That performance is enough to outpace the overall market, which has risen 7%, and the technology sec... Read the Full Story |
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Small-cap stocks are finally staging a comeback after underperforming against medium to large-cap stocks this year.
This year's notable trend has been the significant outperformance of large-cap stocks, specifically those in the technology sector, versus small-cap stocks. However, with the ... Read the Full Story |
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Value is where you find it. Today, you can find it with Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM), Johnson Controls International PLC (NYSE: JCI), Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) and Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH).
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Don't be surprised if you see many shoppers at The Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) this holiday season.
Why?
The retailer is crushing it.
Well, sort of.
On Friday, the company behind Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta and Gap stores reported third-quarter earnings pe... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Stocks drifted to a mixed finish Friday after a half-day trading session capped a holiday shortened week that left the major indexes with their fourth straight winning week. The S&P 500 inched up 0.1% after wavering between small gains and losses much of the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | World shares were mixed on Thursday after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept the market on track for a fourth straight weekly gain. Markets in Japan and the U.S. are closed for holidays. Oil prices initially fell about $1 a barrel after OPEC postponed until next week a meeting to discuss prod... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept the market on track for a fourth straight weekly gain. Markets in Japan and the U.S. are closed Thursday for holidays. Oil prices fell about $1 a barrel after OPEC postponed until next week a meeting to disc... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit and vegetables, cheese and meat. But many of the shoppers look at the selection with dismay as inflation makes their wallets feel empty. Russia's Central Bank has raised its key lending rate four times this year to try to get inflation under contr... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Turkey’s central bank delivered another huge interest rate hike on Thursday as it tries to curb double-digit inflation that has left households struggling to afford food and other basic goods.The bank pushed its policy rate up by 5 percentage points, to 40%, marking its sixth big interest rate hike ... Read the Full Story |
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