Good MorningThe S&P 500 ended Monday higher, but getting there was a bumpy ride. The index advanced as much as 1% at the session's highs but closed off of those highs after a late-day sell-off. The move was driven by the word President-Elect Trump was altering his tariff plans, but no concrete news was released. The S&P 500 ended the session with a gain of 0.55%, led by big tech. Names like NVIDIA advanced more than 3.5% to set a new closing high.
The hurdle this week is economic. The monthly labor data is due, and reports are scheduled throughout the week. The critical details will be job gains, unemployment, and wage inflation, which is expected to be hot. Wage growth accelerated to over 4% in the previous month's data and is a factor in the Fed's decision to slow the pace of interest rate reduction. Another month of hot inflation data could keep the Fed from cutting rates until much later this year, if at all. Featured: Volatility Is Rising—But These 2 AI Stocks Could Thrive (Ad) 
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Markets | | | The new year is just getting started, and that means investors need to get off on the right footing for the first quarter so that they can have the rest of the year as an open field to take on more positions and ideas, with not only the confidence but the financial room they would have made for them... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Rising technology stocks on Monday helped U.S. indexes recover some more of their holiday-season slide that bridged the new year. The S&P 500 added 0.6% for a second straight gain following five straight losses, its longest losing streak since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost an ear... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Good news on the U.S. economy is back to being bad for Wall Street, and the stock market slumped Tuesday following better-than-expected reports on the job market and business activity.The S&P 500 fell 1.1% after giving up an early gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 178 points, or 0.... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | U.S. stock indexes slipped on Thursday as Wall Street’s weak end to last year carried into 2025. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to extend the four-day losing streak that dimmed the close of its stellar 2024. The index pinballed through the day between an early gain of 0.9% and a later loss of 0.9% before... Read the Full Story |
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Defense stocks have been in a downdraft heading into the new year. President Trump’s intent to de-escalate geopolitical conflicts and end the war in Ukraine with funding cuts is causing concern throughout the aerospace sector. The world's largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin Co. ... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Wall Street snapped out of its holiday-season funk on Friday.The S&P 500 rallied 1.3% for its first gain since Christmas and its best day in nearly two months. Strength for Big Tech stocks helped it break a five-day losing streak, its longest since April, and trim its loss for the week to 0.5%.T... Read the Full Story |
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As the Trump administration takes over in 2025, his proposed import tariffs across the board have stoked inflation fears. Many stocks are feeling the impact of stockpiling ahead of the new tariffs, while other stocks are sinking on the prospects of rising costs, leading to softening demand an... Read the Full Story |
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The health insurance industry has received a lot of backlash over its managed care practices that bog down providers with pre-authorizations and rampant medical claim denials. The rise in medical benefits ratios (MBRs) driven by Medicare Advantage plans have squeezed margins for major health ... Read the Full Story |
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Fast food and dine-in restaurants struggled in 2024 as inflationary pressure caused consumers to tighten their spending habits in 2024. However, “build-your-bowl” (BYB) format fast casual restaurants in the retail/wholesale sector had a stellar year. These types of restaurants had... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Federal Reserve's top financial regulator said Monday that he would resign next month, avoiding a potential confrontation with the incoming Trump administration and Republicans in the Senate. Fed governor Michael Barr said in a letter to President Joe Biden that he would step down as vice chair ... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Arqit Quantum Inc. provides cybersecurity services through satellite and terrestrial platforms in the United Kingdom. It offers QuantumCloud, a Platform as a Service that creates unbreakable software encryption keys. The company also provides maintenance and support, and professional services. Arqit Quantum Inc. is based in London, the United Kingdom. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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