Good MorningEquity markets advanced the previous week, driven higher by better-than-expected bank earnings. The takeaway is that economic activity is strong at all levels and sustains demand throughout the system. Higher rates also impact the bank results, aiding high double-digit increases in earnings. The outlook for 2025 is more of the same, with the potential for a tailwind to develop in the back half. The S&P 500 index gained roughly 3% for the week, confirming support at a critical moving average and the uptrend in stocks.
The coming week is holiday-shortened; the market is closed for Martin Luther King Day on Monday. For the remainder of the week, earnings news will dominate action, including reports from more banks and Netflix. Netflix is forecasted to grow by another double-digit amount and may exceed forecasts. The question is if the results will impress the analysts enough to raise their targets. If not, this stock could top out quickly despite the broader stock market rally. Featured: Who gets rich from Trump’s new dollar? (Ad) 
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Healthcare | |
Hims & Hers Health Inc. (NYSE: HIMS), a telehealth company with a $6.1 billion valuation, has been a remarkable growth story, especially over the past year. The stock climbed an astounding 215% in 2024, significantly outperforming the broader market and its sector. This momentum has carried ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | In 2022, Karim Rahemtulla recommended Rolls-Royce under $2 - a misunderstood aerospace name the market had written off. The stock climbed more than 1,100% over the next 3-4 years, with some subscribers reporting gains of $141,000, $272,000, or more.
He believes a similar setup is forming now around what he calls the 'Energy Cube' - a compact nuclear system roughly the size of a shipping container, capable of powering up to 1,000 homes with no emissions, 24 hours a day. Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Google, and Microsoft have all backed companies in this space. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to issue a key approval as early as August - the first of its kind for this technology class in over a decade. | | Watch the full presentation before the NRC decision arrives |
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Real Estate | |
The search for reliable income in the face of market uncertainty is a constant for many investors. Dividend-paying stocks offer a familiar solution, but a closer look at this sector reveals a compelling opportunity within the dividend investment strategy: Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs. R... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | |
2024 was an incredible year for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as an investment vehicle, with investors funneling a record-breaking $1.1 trillion in new assets into these funds. With new ETFs launching all the time, investors now have more than 12,000 different options from which to choose.
The str... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Trump has called an Iran deal close 38 times since the war began, yet the fighting keeps flaring back up.
One day it's a ceasefire, the next it's bombs again. The back and forth may be masking a bigger story most investors are missing.
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Industrials | |
J.B. Hunt’s(NASDAQ: JBHT) share price hit the skids following the Q4 2024 results but will not likely be down long, nor will the transportation industry with it. The results weren’t bad but tepid relative to analysts' expectations, leaving the freight recovery in doubt.
The freight... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | |
AI is likely the hottest market available to investors now—at an estimated size of more than $243 billion this year, it is projected to more than triple by 2030. And yet, as a burgeoning industry, AI is populated by both tech stalwarts using their weight to influence the space and much small... Read the Full Story |
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Utilities | |
2025 appears poised to be a banner year for nuclear energy companies. Demand for energy has never been higher—the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that the United States' total power demand for 2024 was 4.1 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh), a record, and estimates for 2025 are e... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) did it again in its latest earnings release. The company impressed markets with its Q4 results, sending shares up significantly on the day. The report marked the 14th consecutive quarter of the company, beating estimates on adjusted earnings per sha... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | |
Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) has embarked on an ambitious strategic change, a gamble that could reshape its future in the transportation sector. Uber's recent strategic moves highlight an aggressive approach to securing long-term growth in the autonomous vehicle (AV) market. The company's contin... Read the Full Story |
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To the disappointment of buy-and-hold investors, 2025 is shaping up to be a year where nimble traders are likely to see the biggest gains. That said, there’s nothing wrong with the steady performance offered by blue-chip stocks—a sound strategy for many investors.
For those with an ... Read the Full Story |
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Healthcare | | Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) stock is up 1.8% in the five days after the company announced its $14.6 billion acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ITCI). The company will buy all the existing shares of the neuroscience firm at a price of $132. This will be an all-cash deal.
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day iShares MSCI China ETF, formerly iShares MSCI China Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, of the MSCI China Index (the Underlying Index). The Fund is designed to measure the performance of the top 85% of equity securities by market capitalization in the Chinese equity markets. Securities are weighted based on the total market value of their shares so that securities with higher total market values generally have a higher representation in the index. Each security is a current constituent of the MSCI Inc. (MSCI) All-Country World Index. The Fund invests in sectors, such as financial, energy, industrials, material, information technology and utilities sectors. BlackRock Fund Advisors is the investment adviser of the Fund. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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