Good MorningEquity markets set a new all-time high last week, with the S&P 500 advancing more than 1% at the session's high. The move was driven by solid earnings reports from tech services like Salesforce and consumer names like Lululemon, which outperformed and raised guidance. Economic data also played a role, revealing sustained economic health and strong labor markets. The risk is that economic conditions and inflation may keep the FOMC from cutting rates as aggressively as hoped over the next twelve months.
This week's risk is inflation data. The CPI report is due on Wednesday and will likely align with recent trends. The pace of inflation hit bottom earlier this year and has been trending higher since. A hot report would give the Fed reason to pause in December, a move negative for equities but offset by the economic strength driving inflation. The bottom line is that S&P 500 earnings are growing and support a robust capital return; the uptrend in equities will unlikely end until that changes. Featured: One webinar worth putting on your calendar. (Ad) 
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Investors utilizing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to access portfolio diversification will often find outsized returns in leveraged products—those seeking to double or triple the daily returns of a given index or other benchmark. However, these funds are highly risky and may also multiply los... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Goldman Sachs predicts 300 million jobs will disappear - and Elon Musk's 'Project Apex' AI supercomputer is accelerating the timeline. A Nobel Prize-winning scientist says what Musk is building could have a greater impact than the internet.
Louis Navellier, who flagged Nvidia before its 82,000% run, has identified one company at the center of this buildout. It's 49 times smaller than Tesla and already powers Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Google - and he's sharing the name and ticker in a free briefing. | | Get the name and ticker of Navellier's top AI pick now |
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AT&T (NYSE: T) is a telecommunications giant with a rich history spanning over a century and AT&T finds itself at a pivotal point in history once again. From its origins as the Bell Telephone Company, through numerous mergers and acquisitions and the breakup of the "Ma Bell" monopoly, AT... Read the Full Story |
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After rising 300% in 18 months, Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE) has finally produced the kind of correction into which investors can sink their teeth. The market is down more than 10% on a good report compounded by improvised guidance, a cautious stance, and other factors suggesting new all-time h... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Jeff Brown and Marc Chaikin - the two investors who picked Nvidia before it climbed as much as 36,000% - are issuing a rare joint buy alert on a little-known Elon Musk supplier.
They believe Elon Musk's latest AI breakthrough is about to collide with a market pattern that has a 100% track record - one that previously gave everyday investors a chance to turn $10,000 into $350,000 in roughly 12 months. | | See the details on this overlooked Elon Musk supplier right now |
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Investors should often take analyst ratings with a grain of salt, as there are often hidden interests and agendas behind each rating and price target. The truth is, these analysts are regular people with normal jobs. If they are wrong on a call they make on a particular stock, then there is a very... Read the Full Story |
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Momentum investors look for companies that are already on an upward trajectory in hopes that the trend will continue, while value investors seek out firms with fundamentals supporting a higher share price than currently available on the market. Though these core investment strategies are often pos... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | The new Fed chair just told Congress we are at a hinge point in history, signaling tighter policy ahead. When cheap money dries up, the wrong stocks can fall hard and fast.
Weiss Ratings tracks 15,000 U.S. stocks and runs 1.2 billion calculations daily - flagging risk before headlines do. It rated Nvidia a Buy in 2011 (up nearly 30,000%) and downgraded Fobi AI to Sell in 2019 (down 80% today). | | Discover the top 10 stocks to buy and sell today |
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Cybersecurity threats continue to rise, and companies across sectors anticipate increasing spending on defense measures to prevent or lessen the damage caused by these attacks in the future. According to a recent survey of more than 1,000 executives across industries by Deloitte, 57% of respondent... Read the Full Story |
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In November and early December 2024, flying taxi maker Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) has taken off—the urban air mobility company saw its share price soar by almost 139% in the month leading to December 6. As a bellwether for an up-and-coming new industry, Archer has prompted a shift in ... Read the Full Story |
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Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS) has emerged as one of the most exciting small-cap plays in the AI infrastructure space. Over the past week, its stock has soared nearly 45%, pushing YTD gains to an impressive 64%. This rally comes after the company announced a $700 million private placement involving h... Read the Full Story |
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The stock market is often effective at quickly closing down potential inefficiencies and gaps inside sectors and specific stocks; however, sometimes, the attention is so focused on other news and spaces that these inefficiencies last longer than usual. This is where investors with enough courage t... Read the Full Story |
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Although it’s not an industry typically referred to as “hot” or "innovative," those two words could definitely describe parts of the insurance industry in 2024. Among the 80 largest insurance stocks trading on U.S. exchanges, only two have a negative total return this year. On... Read the Full Story |
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Foot Locker, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a footwear and apparel retailer in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East. Its brand portfolio includes Foot Locker, a brand comprising sneakers and apparel; Kids Foot Locker, which offers athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories for children; and Champs Sports that operates as a mall-based specialty athletic footwear and apparel retailer. The company also provides its products under the WSS brand, an athletic-inspired retailer; and atmos brand, a digitally led culturally connected brand featuring sneakers and apparel. It offers its products through physical stores, various e-commerce sites, and mobile apps. The company was formerly known as Venator Group, Inc. and changed its name to Foot Locker, Inc. in November 2001. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in New York, New York. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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