Good MorningU.S. stocks remain near record highs even as investors voice unease about a market priced for perfection and concentrated in a handful of mega-cap names. Heavy trading in big tech stocks, including NVIDIA, has coincided with short-term volatility in risk assets. Bitcoin briefly dipped below $90,000 before rebounding. Some companies are signaling confidence through buybacks, while others navigate patchy consumer demand.
Tech and AI developments continued to shape the tape. Google rolled Gemini 3 into Search, Microsoft struck a major cloud deal with Anthropic and NVIDIA and appears to be diversifying beyond OpenAI, and the EU is weighing extra scrutiny of AWS and Azure. Meta won a major antitrust battle and will not be forced to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp, a decision likely to ease regulatory overhang for social-media peers.
On the consumer and industrial front, Home Depot reported a mixed quarter and trimmed guidance amid softer housing activity, Kroger is closing several automated fulfillment centers to cut costs, and Amazon’s Zoox expands robotaxi trials. Meanwhile, natural gas has surged, boosting energy stocks as winter demand and strong LNG exports underpin the rally. Featured: The OpenAI and Anthropic IPO wave is getting real (Ad) 
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Consumer Staples | |
Every year, around this time, consumers hear about how much their Thanksgiving dinner will cost compared to the previous year. Whether that number is higher or lower impacts our wallets.
Here’s the bad news. Over the last month, food prices have begun to rise slightly. That may be coming a... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | CFA and CMT analyst Garrett Goggin called G2 Goldfields before it rose 1,023%, Reunion Gold before 538%, Highlander Silver before 741%, and Orogen Royalty before 416%. He also publicly predicted Newmont's 126% gain in 2025.
Now Goggin says the 1974 petrodollar agreement between Washington and Riyadh has quietly expired, central banks are buying gold at the fastest pace since 1950, and a major monetary shift is underway. He has identified four specific positions - plus two bonus opportunities for readers. | | Read the full briefing and see all four positions plus two bonuses |
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Retail/Wholesale | |
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is rarely a bad stock to hold, but it is occasionally a poor choice to buy. The best times to buy are not when the price is at a peak, above its moving averages, or showing resistance. Instead, good buying opportunities include setups like the one in mid-November after the ... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Shares of Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) were down another 2% early on Tuesday, Nov. 18, sliding below $163 as the broader market sell-off began to gain momentum. The move meant they had now erased all post-earnings gains from last month’s breakout, leaving the stock down more than 20% from ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Financial forecaster Porter Stansberry says Trump is planning to replace the U.S. dollar - not with crypto or gold, but something far more unusual. He claims the reset is already backed by a coalition of 13 nations and signed without Congress.
The last time America went through a monetary shift like this, in 1974, it triggered decade-long gains of 6,000%, 9,700%, and 14,400% in the companies best positioned for it. Porter has identified a specific group of stocks he believes sit at the center of this one.
He's releasing a free broadcast that includes the name and ticker of one asset with immediate exposure to what's unfolding. | | Watch Porter Stansberry's free broadcast and get the ticker now |
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Retail/Wholesale | |
For a stock that hit a fresh all-time high as recently as the start of November, it may come as a surprise that there’s a bearish argument at all calling for a sell-off.
But despite shares of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) having popped into blue sky territory after their earnings at the e... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | |
In one of the most decisive strategic moves in the biotech sector this year, pharmaceutical titan Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) has committed a formidable $9.2 billion in cash to acquire Cidara Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CDTX).
The announcement immediately sent Cidara’s stock price rocketing ove... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Jeff Brown and Marc Chaikin - the duo who identified Nvidia a decade ago - are forecasting that Elon Musk's AI breakthrough they call 'M.A.G.I.' will collide with a rare market pattern by July 30.
That pattern carries a 100% historical track record. The last time it triggered, early investors had a chance to turn $10,000 into as much as $350,000 in roughly 12 months. | | See the full breakdown of their AI prediction before July 30 |
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Auto/Tires/Trucks | |
Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) experienced a significant turnaround in the third quarter of 2025, rebounding from a challenging first half of the year that resulted in a net loss. This sharp reversal, along with continued strategic advancement after the earnings report, suggests that the company is now i... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
2025 has been characterized by several key investment themes, such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and memory chip stocks. Not least among these themes is the market’s attraction to nuclear energy stocks. As of the Nov. 17 close, the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NYSEAR... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has gone from laggard to leader in the second half of the year, a shift that hasn’t gone unnoticed on Wall Street. After trailing the broader market and its Magnificent Seven peers earlier in the year, Alphabet has now flipped the script. Shares are up an impressiv... Read the Full Story |
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Aerospace | |
The race to bring electric air taxis to market is entering a new, more critical phase. For years, the focus has been on a simple question: "Can the aircraft fly?" But as the technology matures, investors in the aerospace sector are shifting focus to commercialization and profitability.
For Vertic... Read the Full Story |
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Finance | |
At one point in early November, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) briefly topped 48,000 for the first time ever. At different times in 2025, the NASDAQ and S&P 500 have made new all-time highs (ATHs). Despite sharp price swings, it's been a solid year to own stocks.
Yet many economists,... Read the Full Story |
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Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Asset Entities Inc., a technology company, provides social media marketing and content delivery services across Discord, TikTok, and other social media platforms. It designs, develops, and manages servers for communities on Discord. The company offers discord investment education, entertainment, and marketing services. It serves retail investors, creators, and influencers. Asset Entities Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Dallas, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of Asset Entities Holdings, Llc. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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