Financial technology (fintech) has transformed how we handle money. Investing in fintech is now more appealing than ever, thanks to cutting-edge payment solutions and revolutionary blockchain technology. Fintech companies are paving the way for a new era of financial services.
As the industry con.... |
Good MorningEquity markets posted a small gain on Tuesday as traders gear up for Thursday's Q4 GDP read and the PCE price index on Friday. The data is expected to continue the narrative of solid economic activity underpinned by rising prices. The question is how solid the activity is and how fast prices rise. If activity or inflation is hotter than expected, the market could start repricing the expectations for rate cuts. That could lead the S&P 500 below critical resistance.
As it is, the S&P 500 set another new closing high and looks set to continue the trend. The Q4 earnings reports are coming in as anticipated and point to acceleration through year-end. In this scenario, the S&P 500 could continue to rally through year-end and gain as many as 500 to 1,000 points, but there is a risk. The risk lies with the market leaders. Market leaders like Microsoft and NVIDIA are incredibly overbought and set up to correct. Featured: Small Colorado Company (Backed by Sam Altman) Could Save U.S. Power Grid (Ad) 
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Financial technology (fintech) has transformed how we handle money. Investing in fintech is now more appealing than ever, thanks to cutting-edge payment solutions and revolutionary blockchain technology. Fintech companies are paving the way for a new era of financial services.
As the industry con... Read the Full Story |
| From Our Partners | | Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, says two forces - AI disruption and fracturing global trade - are triggering a historic wealth transfer already underway in 2026. Household names like Intuit (-57%), Boston Scientific (-49%), and Tractor Supply (-40%) are cratering, while lesser-known companies like Sandisk (+573%) and Rackspace (+444%) surge.
Chaikin has identified specific stocks he believes investors should sell before they fall further - and the names may surprise you. He's also pinpointing a company tapped as Nvidia's self-driving partner and a potential AI megadeal that could split into three high-growth stocks.
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Every once in a cycle, the market experiences hysteria, whether on the upside or the downside. These are some of the best moments to pick a direction to expose your portfolio to potentially explosive moves toward a more "reasonable" price level.
The S&P 500 and NASDAQ indices have hit a fres... Read the Full Story |
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Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) reports Thursday of next week in what will be one of the more closely watched reports of the year so far. The tech giant ended 2023 on a high, and its rally has, for the most part, continued into 2024, with shares up close to 10% on where they started the year. Yesterday sa... Read the Full Story |
| From Our Partners | | TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan warns that AI's rapid rise has a dark side, threatening American jobs and livelihoods. He says now is the time to prepare before August 31st.
TradeSmith has invested $17 million in AI tools and built a platform used by 180,000 traders worldwide. One user, Stephen, credits it with building a $2.95 million retirement portfolio. | | See where Kaplan says to move your money before August 31st |
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Proctor & Gamble’s (NYSE: PG) stock price entered consolidation following the COVID-19 bubble, but its uptrend is intact, and a trend-following signal is in play. Because the stock has sustained such a profound trend and is deeply undervalued, the potential for gains ranges from 25% to ... Read the Full Story |
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As the new market cycle starts, a few uncertainties come with how the Federal Reserve (the Fed) will potentially cut interest rates. Some traders still need to buy the promises, judging by how 10-year bonds remain between 4% and 4.1% in yield.
What can investors like yourself do to prepare again... Read the Full Story |
| From Our Partners | | Gold is hitting record highs, but most investors are leaving income on the table. A $15 fund is quietly paying out up to $1,152 a month to regular investors - no mining stocks, no options, no physical metal required.
Chief Income Strategist Tim Plaehn calls it a breakthrough strategy that transforms gold's rally into reliable monthly payouts. The next distribution is just days away. | | Discover the gold income fund before the next payout date |
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Gene therapy will get its share of the spotlight in the medical sector in 2024. The FDA approval for Casgevy, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ: CRSP) CRISPR/Cas9-based treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD) in December 2023 kicked off the gene-editing ... Read the Full Story |
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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) had a solid quarter in Q4 despite the impacts of the Kenvue spin-off and the deleveraging of COVID-19 sales. However, little has emerged to catalyze the bulls, although ample news supports the stock price over the long term. The takeaway is that JNJ's stock price ... Read the Full Story |
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The rally in the spot price of uranium that began in 2023 is heating up in the first month of 2024. On January 15, the spot price of uranium broke the $103 level, a 16-year high. For uranium miners, having the price of uranium over $100 makes mining operations profitable.
The primary reason for ... Read the Full Story |
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The internet of things (IoT) is a network of physical machines, devices, or "things" outfitted with sensors, applications, and connectivity, enabling them to collect and exchange data with other machines and systems over the internet.
IoT includes smart home devices, wearable technology, connect... Read the Full Story |
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2023 was a year to forget for the personal care industry. With traders clamoring for growth-oriented technology and media shares, the defensive group became an afterthought and woefully underperformed the broad U.S. equity market. Approaching the heart of fourth quarter earnings season, this could... Read the Full Story |
| Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in middle market, mature, mezzanine finance, later stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, development, capital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, cash flow term loans, market place lending and bridge transactions. It also makes real estate investments particularly in multi-family residential real estate asset class. The fund makes secured debt, senior debt, senior and secured term loans, unitranche debt, first-lien and second lien, private debt, private equity, mezzanine debt, and equity investments in private and microcap public businesses. It focuses on both primary origination and secondary loans/portfolios and invests in situations like debt financings for private equity sponsors, acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, growth financings, bridge loans, cash flow term loans, real estate financings/investments. It also focuses on investing in small-sized and medium-sized private companies rather than large public companies. The fund typically invests across all industry sectors, with a particular expertise in the energy and industrial sectors. It invests in aerospace and defense, chemicals, conglomerate services, consumer services, ecological, electronics, financial services, machinery, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, retail, software, specialty minerals, textiles and leather, transportation, oil and gas production, coal production, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities, pipeline, storage, power generation and distribution, renewable and clean energy, oilfield services, healthcare, food and beverage, education, business services, and other select sectors. It prefers to invest in the United States and Canada. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million to $500 million per transaction in companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million, sales value between $25 million and $500 million, and enterprise value between $5 million and $1000 million. It fund also co-invests for larger deals. The fund seeks control acquisitions by providing multiple levels of the capital structure. The fund focuses on sole, agented, club, or syndicated deals. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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