Good MorningThe S&P 500 inched closer to a record high on Thursday after a deluge of earnings reports affirmed the outlook for AI services growth. Reports from Microsoft to Amazon, Meta Platforms, IBM, and others reveal the positive impact of AI on their core businesses and demand for services outside of infrastructure. The critical takeaway is that AI services are expected to grow larger and faster than infrastructure, a boom worth trillions in stock market value.
Next week, the real test begins. The market has normalized to the new Fed outlook but needs to see the trends continue. Feruary's critical data and earnings reports include the labor, retail sales, inflation data, and earnings from roughly half of the S&P 500. The key reports include retailers and NVIDIA, which report at the month's end. Analysts have set a high bar for NVIDIA, expecting growth to sustain above 70%, but whisper estimates wonder if the company will outperform the consensus and raise guidance as it has for the last two years. Featured: Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History? (Paradigm Press) 
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The market has been worried about the potential implications of President Trump's new tariffs on some of the United States’ biggest trading partners. The latest announcements were made for Colombia after a clash between presidents over an immigration issue. However, there are a few stocks th... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Saying that growth investing is all about short-term profits is a misnomer. Just ask anyone who has spent the last 20 years invested in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) if short time frames were the only path to success.
The definition of growth investing varie... Read the Full Story |
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NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock returned to its lows of the week on January 30. Down more than 16% for the week, the question on many investors' minds is what will it take to stop the slide?
The most recent news causing NVDA stock to slide comes from rumblings that the Trump administratio... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Oil company Shell said Thursday that it was still mulling moving its stock market listing from London to New York. but that it wasn't a “live discussion” at the moment.After announcing a 16% decline in full-year earnings of $23.7 billion from $28.3 billion, CEO Wael Sawan was asked if he was still c... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Stocks on Wall Street surrendered early gains and closed broadly lower Friday after the White House said President Donald Trump would impose promised tariffs on key U.S. trading partners. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.3%. The indexes, which had posted solid gains in mo... Read the Full Story |
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Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ: META) uptrend will continue because the business is evolving into an enduring, blue-chip consumer technology leader akin to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Among the highlights from the Q4 report is the growing momentum with the Ray-Ban smart glasses. CEO Mark Zuckerburg says... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a course amid political turmoil in leading economies France and Germany Read the Full Story |
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Starbucks' (NASDAQ: SBUX) outlook is improving, with Brian Niccol at the helm, and new all-time highs will likely be achieved by the end of this year. Now, more than a full quarter into the transition, the signs are clear that he was the right choice. His efforts include refocusing on the core i... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Dow Inc.’s fourth-quarter profits came in well below Wall Street expectations and the material sciences company said Thursday that it is slashing 1,500 jobs globally in an effort to cut costs as sales stagnate Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | A humming American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending continuing to drive growth, and ahead of what could be a significant change in direction under a Trump administration. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product — the economy's output of goods an... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day ALERIAN MLP ETF seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (the Index). The Index is a rules based, modified capitalization weighted, float adjusted index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the United States energy infrastructure Master Limited Partnership (MLP) asset class. The Index is comprised of 25 energy infrastructure MLPs. The fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities, which comprise the Index (or depositary receipts based on such securities). ALPS Advisors, Inc. is the investment adviser to the fund. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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