Good MorningEquity markets ended the penultimate day of the trading year in the red. The S&P 500 closed off the day's low and above critical support, so a deeper pullback is not expected. What is expected is for the market to continue moving sideways this holiday-shortened week and not make another big move until January. The stock markets are closed on Wednesday to celebrate New Year's Day and reopen for trading on Thursday.
What will the market do in January? The odds are high that the uptrend in equities will continue, but there is a pullback risk in the year's first half. The S&P 500 is still more than 3.5% above the 150-day EMA and is due to retest soon. The EMA is a likely entry point for investors and should produce a solid rebound when touched. If not, this market could correct by 10% to 15% from the all-time high. Featured: Sell these "safe" blue chips immediately (Ad) 
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Consumer Staples | |
Now that 2024 has come to an end, investors may be looking for the best opportunities to place their bets on 2025. That is why aligning portfolios with stocks that carry double-digit upside is so important in today’s market. However, there is a big difference between picking a stock only bec... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | |
Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MU) shares have been struggling to catch their breath after a sharp 25% drop over the past week. The selloff followed a tough earnings report and broader market jitters as the Fed dampened expectations for a rate cut. Stocks, in general, have had a rough end to the y... Read the Full Story |
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Healthcare | |
Insider activity is hot in names like Vestis (NYSE: VSTS), OPKO Health (NASDAQ: OPK), and Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF), and investors should take notice. From board members to CEOs, CFOs, and other corporate officers, insiders are buying these stocks en masse, signaling a higher-than-average conviction... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Moderna's stock doubled in a single day after its cancer vaccine hit key Phase 3 goals, and Merck jumped too. But according to a former Steve Cohen fund manager, the next big opportunity is not Moderna or Merck.
It is a different kind of company tied to a technology already backed by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Peter Thiel. Nvidia's Jensen Huang says it will have a dramatic impact on daily life, while Anthropic's CEO believes it could unlock a century of medical progress in just ten years.
Nature Magazine estimates its potential value at $367 trillion globally, and it is already rolling out across the United States. | | Click here to learn about this new era of medical technology |
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Consumer Staples | |
When consumers look for value, a trip to Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is frequently on the agenda. But as investors have been looking for value in December, COST stock has fallen out of favor. Shares of Costco stock are down about 2.2% for the month as of December 27. However, the stock... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | | The COVID-19 pandemic helped foster a new generation of recreational vehicle (RV) users to take advantage of the outdoor lifestyle. The good times for RV makers in the auto/tires/trucks sector seemed like they would stick around well after the pandemic re-opening. However, like most industries that ... Read the Full Story |
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Communication Services | |
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) is a major entertainment and media company that owns high-profile entertainment brands and IPs. The consumer discretionary sector Goliath was formed through a merger of the AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) spin-off of WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc. in April 2022. F... Read the Full Story |
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Coffee retailer Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ: SBUX) stock sold off for the majority of December 2024 as its union workers went on a five-day strike on December 20. The Starbucks Union Workers is a coalition of over 11,000 baristas across 535 company-owned stores in the United States.
While that may seem... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Staples | |
Whenever investors think of potential upside in the stock market, they typically go with the classic “Buy low and sell high” methodology, which brings on the capital gains aspect of a successful investment. The second most common way investors consider upside in a stock is through divi... Read the Full Story |
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Utilities | |
When many investors think about growth stocks to buy and hold in 2025, they may consider names like NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA)or Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) and call it a day. That may not be a bad strategy. Both of those technology stocks are widely expected to continue their tor... Read the Full Story |
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Despite its own volatility in 2024, the U.S. dollar is finishing the year on a high note. There are several reasons for the dollar’s strength, not the least of which is enthusiasm over the incoming Trump administration's pro-growth policies.
However, most of the dollar’s streng... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Asana, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work management platform for individuals, team leads, and executives in the United States and internationally. Its platform helps organizations to orchestrate work from daily tasks to cross-functional strategic initiatives; manage work across a portfolio of projects or workflows, see progress against goals, identify bottlenecks, resource constraints, and milestones; and communicate company-wide goals, monitor status, and oversee work across projects and portfolios to gain real-time insights. The company serves customers in various industries, such as technology, retail, education, non-profit, government, healthcare, hospitality, media, manufacturing, professional services, and financial services. The company was formerly known as Smiley Abstractions, Inc. and changed its name to Asana, Inc. in July 2009. Asana, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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