Good MorningEquity markets advanced on Monday, setting the S&P 500 up for an 8th consecutive week of gains. The move took the index up about 0.75% at the session's high to set a new multi-year high just shy of the current all-time high. Because the market continues to show resilience and momentum in the face of high interest rates and inflation, it should be expected to continue higher. The question is what the market will do once the all-time high is reached.
The primary market-moving event for the week is the PCE price index, due on Friday. The index is expected to confirm slowing inflation by posting the lowest pace in three years since the inflation surge began. The risk now is that inflation will cool faster than expected and lead the market to another extreme, an extreme in which disinflation and deflation lead to recession. Assuming the data is as expected, Santa Claus should come to town for the traditional Santa Claus Rally. Featured: Wall Street’s quietly buying these 3 AI infrastructure plays (Ad) 
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The BEV battery electric vehicle market isn’t extinct or even dying. Still, several developments suggest that it has matured quicker than expected, demand is less than forecast, and the hybrid vehicle market is getting a lift. This means that OEMs are turning away from their EV plans and ref... 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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The computer and technology sector is constantly evolving as companies rise and fall with each new trend and innovation. It's common to see former leaders and high flyers flame out as new leaders emerge and take over the reins. It's much less common to see former leaders emerge from the ashes and ... Read the Full Story |
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The investor-led $5.8 billion bid for the acquisition of Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M) sent the company's shares soaring over 20%. Retailer stocks in the consumer discretionary sector spiked as well. While nothing has developed from the rumor, the market continues to keep shares elevated, perhaps due to b... Read the Full Story |
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NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) will continue to lead the AI semiconductor market in 2024, but signs are growing other companies are also well positioned, and there is market share to be gained. The opportunity is twofold. First, the rapidly accelerating demand for AI chips is a ship that will lift all stoc... Read the Full Story |
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Over the past month and quarter, you'll struggle to find a better-performing, blue-chip industrial stock than the high-flying Boeing (NYSE: BA). The industrial giant's shares have surged almost 27% over the last month and are now up nearly 38% year-to-date (YTD).
Although the overall market&rs... 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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ETFs make investing in a wide range of assets possible through a single security. These securities can be vast and span the entire market or narrow enough for just one sector or industry. Some sectors are more overlooked than others, and ETFs for agriculture are some of the more obscure securities... Read the Full Story |
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The metaverse may be the shortest-lived buzzword in stock market history. It came seemingly out of nowhere, became so hot that Facebook changed its name to Meta (NASDAQ: META), and then it went away in the blink of an eye. Because it came and went so fast, you’d think that metaverse pure-pla... Read the Full Story |
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Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) is no high-flying growth name, but it is a solid company whose management operates with a long-term vision for driving shareholder value. The latest report is a testament to that, revealing sustained growth, expanding reach and widening margin.
Among the takeaways ... Read the Full Story |
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Despite a weakened commodity price environment, Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNOM) is showing some real bite.
Shares of the Midland, Texas oil & gas company closed at $30.54 on Friday, up 25% from six months ago — and riding a six-month win streak. Meanwhile, WTI crude futures continued ... Read the Full Story |
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As the market soars to new heights, with capital fast flowing back into the small-cap, more speculative, and traditionally risky investments and sectors, C4 Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CCCC) has become the latest small-cap stock to surge higher in price.
With the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) up... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Nutanix, Inc. engages in the provision of a cloud platform leveraging web-scale engineering and consumer-grade design. It operates through the following geographic segments: United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Other Americas. The firm also provides software solutions and cloud services to customers' enterprise infrastructure. The company was founded by Dheeraj Pandey, Ajeet Singh, and Mohit Aron in 2009 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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