Good MorningEquity markets were mostly flat on Thursday following the Christmas holiday closure. The S&P 500 closed with barely any movement, while the small-cap Russell 2000 gained nearly a full percent. The data shows investors are interested in the S&P 500, but the balance of activity is shifting toward small-cap stocks, which are expected to do well in 2025. The idea is that easing monetary and regulatory headwinds will benefit small-cap stocks most because of their exposure to debt and interest rates. In this environment, the Russell 2000 could be the market leader in 2025.
Next week's action will likely echo this week with light trading volume and upward pressure on prices. The critical resistance target for the S&P 500 is near 6,100 and is likely to be tested before the New Year celebration. The question is whether the market will set a new high and sustain it through the end of January. In that scenario, the S&P 500 could continue trending higher all year and hit 7,000 or higher by year's end. Featured: The 7 Stocks Quietly Gaining Attention Right Now (Ad) 
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Shares of EV maker Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) have been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride in 2024. After starting the year priced north of $23 per share, they dropped to less than $9 per share by mid-April. By mid-July, they got back up above $18 before falling under $10 in November. Now, shares are o... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Rumors are circulating that Elon Musk is preparing to acquire three publicly traded companies.
Dr. Mark Skousen, who met Musk in person and called the SpaceX listing months early, says he has identified all three targets in what he calls Elon's $2.1 Trillion Hit List.
See the three companies before the rumors become headlines. | | Get the details on all three companies now |
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Industrials | |
Water is the lifeblood of our planet, and it is increasingly under pressure. Growing populations, expanding industrial activities, and the looming effects of climate change are converging to create a global water scarcity crisis. This growing challenge has placed a spotlight on the critical role o... Read the Full Story |
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Now that 2024 is coming to an end, it is easy for investors to sit back and look over the past 12 months and the gains they have made. However, getting too comfortable in the stock market typically leads to losing track of the game just when investors need to be the most focused. Starting 2025 on ... 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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Consumer Staples | |
Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL), Mondelez’s (NASDAQ: MDLZ), and Kroger (NYSE: KR)announced major buybacks in December that should help support their price action over time. Today's question is whether these stocks will be classified as Buys, Sells, or Holds for 2025, and the answer is Buy, if f... Read the Full Story |
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Most investors in the technology sector have been focused on the trends and developments around artificial intelligence names, particularly those in the semiconductor industry responsible for building the infrastructure necessary to allow for these models to work and grow from the data they are fe... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Nvidia has invested more than 7 billion dollars into a light speed device that could reshape how AI systems operate.
Bill Gates put in over 200 million of his own money, while BlackRock, Vanguard, Morgan Stanley and Norway's sovereign wealth fund are positioning around it. Related stocks have already climbed 133 percent, 217 percent and 320 percent.
Wall Street analyst Jason Bodner, who called Nvidia at 4.50, is sharing his top pick tied to this trend at no cost. | | Click here to see Jason Bodner's free AI stock pick |
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Technology | | A stock split has no fundamental impact on a business's health but it is a sign of business health investors should heed. Data from Bank of America shows that companies that split their stock tend to outperform the broad market and deliver leveraged returns over time.
Companies split stocks becaus... Read the Full Story |
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Investors have been focused on the technology sector for the better part of the past two years, with a particular interest in the new trends and themes happening in the world of artificial intelligence and developments in the next horizon of computing power. Within this trend, some popular stocks ... Read the Full Story |
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Healthcare | |
Anavex Life Sciences (NASDAQ: AVXL) is a short-squeeze candidate because its share prices are rising on good news, institutional and analyst support is growing, and the short-sellers are selling into the rally. Short interest topped 23% at the end of November and is unlikely to have fallen much si... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | |
The manufacturing sector is a cornerstone of the American economy, and it is experiencing a revival. Technological advancements and a renewed focus on sustainability drive this revival. Manufacturing is shedding its image as a relic of the past and embracing a future defined by innovation and effi... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | |
The stock market is a complex ecosystem driven by a multitude of factors that occasionally exhibit peculiar trends defying conventional explanations. One such phenomenon is the "January Effect," a historical tendency for stock prices to rise disproportionately during the first month of the year. B... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating in the energy infrastructure sector, with an emphasis on those companies that are engaged in transporting, processing, storing, distributing or marketing natural gas, natural gas liquids (primarily propane), coal, crude oil or refined petroleum products, or exploring, developing, managing or producing such commodities. The fund primarily invests in securities of publicly traded Master Limited Partnerships and stocks of companies having a market capitalization greater than $100 million. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation is domiciled in the United States. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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