Good MorningEquity markets rebounded sharply to start the week. The S&P 500, led by tech, gained nearly 1.5% at the session's close. The NASDAQ Composite advanced more than 2%, with leaders in the big seven all making soling gains. NVDA advanced more than 6% to set a new high, while Apple made a nice comeback from its recent correction. The caveat is that the S&P 500 remains below critical resistance with risk in the air and could resume its downward run anytime.
The latest inflation data suggests the FOMC will not be able to cut rates as soon as the market expects, and data is due out this week. The CPI report is due on Thursday and is not likely to make a significant decline; the headline inflation may even accelerate. The takeaway is that interest rates will not likely come down from historical levels until at least mid-year without a recession, and there is a new risk of that. Equity markets largely ignored OPEC's move to cut prices, which signals weakened demand and may foreshadow a broad slowdown in economic activity. So, equity markets are looking at higher-for-longer or a recession, and neither is a good scenario. Featured: Boring, cheap, and paying 6% (Ad) 
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Communication Services | |
Pop-up ads, auto-play videos, tracking cookies and getting inundated with in-your-face promotions helped give rise to alternative web browsers like Opera Inc. (NASDAQ: OPRA) with built-in ad-blocking and private VPN technology in the computer and technology sector.
Social media sites can be just... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | More than 25 candidates were screened for share price between $1 and $5, market cap above $100 million, daily volume over 500,000 shares, and over $10 million in trailing revenue.
Only five stocks cleared every filter, spanning five different sectors. Two are profitable today, and one pays a substantial dividend.
The report also flags what could go wrong with each pick, including dilution and convertible debt. | | See the five stocks that survived this strict revenue screen |
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Markets | |
Markets shift in every cycle, and timing shifts are nearly impossible. Most investors learned this the hard way in 2023.
When the Federal Reserve (the Fed) took on its new path of hiking interest rates through the year, markets still rallied aggressively when historically rising rates typically ... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
Shares of PDD Holdings (NASDAQ: PDD), a global, multinational commerce group formerly Pinduoduo Inc., have sharply risen over the previous six months, up over 100%.
The stock has been on an impressive run since May last year, steadily climbing higher and maintaining its uptrend. During that peri... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Palantir, Micron and SanDisk show how fast a stock can become the trade everyone suddenly wants. That's often when investors make their costliest mistake: arriving after the easy part of the move is gone.
A new premium eBook flags 7 stocks that may be worth knowing about before the broader crowd catches on. You don't need to buy any of them - just knowing what's quietly gaining attention can be useful. | | See the 7 stocks on the watchlist while it's still free |
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Communication Services | |
Satellite network operator EchoStar Co. (NASDAQ: SATS) completed its merger with broadband and pay-tv services provider DISH Network Co. (NASDAQ: DISH) on December 31, 2023. Together, they formed the EchoStar-DISH network, a communication services sector company focused on providing global connect... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Staples | |
The Simply Good Foods Co. (NASDAQ: SMPL) is a maker of nutritional snacks under the Atkins and Quest Nutrition brands and a member of the Consumer Staples sector. The popularity of GLP-1 weight-loss medications like Semaglutide drug Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) and Eli L... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | A drilling crew near the Grand Canyon uncovered a clean energy well producing nearly eight times the output of Saudi Arabia's largest oil field, with potential to last two million years.
While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated federal credits for solar, wind, and EVs, this energy source was reclassified alongside oil and nuclear power and given eight years of tax credits. Google signed a 15-year contract, and Bill Gates committed $100 million.
One company controls the entire supply chain behind this discovery. | | See the ticker behind this Grand Canyon energy breakthrough now |
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Technology | |
Sprinklr Inc. (NYSE: CXM) offers a cloud-based unified customer experience management (unified-CXM) platform. As a member of the business services sector, Sprinklr enables companies to manage all their customer interactions for all touchpoints and channels in one place to improve customer satisfac... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | |
The global airline industry finds itself in an era of significant transformation. Influenced by economic shifts, technological advancements and evolving travel habits, this sector remains a vital part of the global economy, offering a range of investment opportunities.
Airline exchange-traded fu... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | |
Shares of The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) gapped down 8.50% at the open on January 8, after a panel from an Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) fell out mid-flight.
The plane made an emergency landing, and the Federal Aviation Administration immediately grounded all Boeing 737 9 Max aircraft, the type i... Read the Full Story |
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Healthcare | |
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stalwart Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) has momentum on its side heading into its February 1st earnings report.
Shares of the large cap pharmaceutical company have finished higher for nine straight weeks. They have climbed 17% during the streak and set an al... Read the Full Story |
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Healthcare | |
Voyager Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VYGR) is a biotech in the medical sector that specializes in gene therapy for neurological diseases. Its shares took a 30% spike on news of its partnership with Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS). The deal is a collaboration and capsid licensing agreement worth up to $1.3 b... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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