Good MorningEquity markets began the week on uncertain footing, opening at a two-month low to close a gap formed on the S&P 500 chart following the November election. However, the move to the critical support target triggered buying, and the index closed the session off the low, confirming support and the bottom of a new trading range.
With robust earnings expected from the big banks this week, the odds are high that the index will continue to rebound and end the week with a gain.
The hurdle this week is inflation. The December CPI report is due and expected to be hot. Economists forecast headline inflation to rise by two-tenths to 2.9%, the year's highest reading. The risk is that inflation will run hot in 2025, leading the FOMC back into a tightening cycle.
The silver lining is that consumer and business demand is the underlying cause of high inflation, which is good news for corporate earnings and stock prices. Featured: Is Elon's empire crumbling? (Ad) 
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Going into the new year, investors are probably looking at their 2024 performance and trying to find a way to either replicate it or top it, and today’s market offers a few opportunities to do so with a few added benefits. When dividend stocks are considered, they aren’t typically know... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Most U.S. stocks rose Tuesday following an encouraging update on inflation, though drops for Eli Lilly and other influential stocks kept indexes in check.The S&P 500 rose 0.1% as three out of every four stocks in the index climbed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 221 points, or 0.5%, and ... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | U.S. stock indexes were split on Monday as gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% after erasing an earlier fall of 0.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 358 points, or 0.9%, while the weakness for Big Tech stock... Read the Full Story |
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President-elect Donald Trump denied a report from the Washington Post that indicated he was planning to issue universal tariffs on critical imports, implying a pared-down tariff policy. Trump refuted the claims on his Truth Social platform, claiming the report was "fake news." Trump has stated his... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of tech giant Snowflake Inc (NYSE: SNOW) are starting 2025 on a comparatively strong note after a tumultuous year. The company, headquartered in Montana, is a leader in cloud data platforms. While 2024 was a challenging year for Snowflake, with shares dropping 55% into September, a r... Read the Full Story |
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Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) is making great strides with its quantum computing technology, offering investors a high-reward opportunity. Quantum computing is the next level, potentially providing exponentially more computing power than today's most advanced traditional computers. However, t... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks on Saturday after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing, as the U.K.’s Labour government seeks to reset strained ties with the world’s second-largest economy.Accompanied by a delegation of British business exe... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Group of Seven democracies has sought to crimp Russia's oil export earnings that help fund the war against Ukraine. But Western governments and sanctions experts say Moscow has resorted to using a so-called shadow fleet of hundreds of aging tankers of uncertain ownership and safety practices tha... Read the Full Story |
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Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) can fly to new highs in 2025 because the company continues to grow, cash flow is improving, the balance sheet strengthens, and capital returns are flowing. The takeaway from the Q4 report is that business remains strong on all fronts, costs are controlled, and results... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | President Joe Biden's administration announced Friday that it's expanding sanctions against Russia's critically important energy sector, unveiling a new effort to inflict pain on Moscow for its grinding war in Ukraine as President-elect Donald Trump gets set to return to office vowing to quickly end... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day GitLab Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops software for the software development lifecycle in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It offers GitLab, a DevOps platform, which is a single application that leads to faster cycle time and allows visibility throughout and control over various stages of the DevOps lifecycle. The company helps organizations to plan, build, secure, and deploy software to drive business outcomes. It also provides related training and professional services. The company was formerly known as GitLab B.V. and changed its name to GitLab Inc. in July 2015. GitLab Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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