Good MorningU.S. stocks are entering December fresh off a fifth straight day of gains, as Friday’s shortened session ended with the S&P 500 up about 0.5%, the Dow adding nearly 289 points, and the Nasdaq rising roughly 0.7%. November concluded with a modest overall gain despite volatility tied to richly valued tech and AI names. NVIDIA slipped 1.8% on Friday and closed the month with a double-digit loss, keeping pressure on sentiment around premium growth stocks.
Consumer confidence remains shaky following the fallout from November’s government shutdown, soft hiring, and persistent inflation. Retailers saw strong Black Friday traffic, and spending trends will be closely watched as the holiday season ramps up and investors gauge fourth-quarter earnings potential.
Crude oil climbed toward the high $50s a barrel Friday, and gold futures strengthened, reflecting ongoing uncertainty around growth and inflation. As December trading begins, markets are cautiously optimistic but remain sensitive to economic data, sector rotations, and corporate updates. Featured: A Tiny Gold Property Borders Barrick's Massive Nevada Discoveries (Ad) 
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Though inflation has improved, it remains one of the most significant threats to an investor's accumulation of wealth. Combined with stock market volatility and broader economic uncertainty, and investors find themselves in a risky environment. To protect against inflation, consider devoting a por... Read the Full Story |
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Post-holiday trading sessions on Wall Street are historically sleepy affairs. With many traders away from their desks and markets closing early, volume typically dries up, and significant price moves are rare. However, this Black Friday proved to be an exception for one technology giant.
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Just weeks after its first earnings report as a public company sent its stock tumbling, Klarna (NYSE: KLAR) has made a decisive move into the cryptocurrency space, announcing the launch of its own stablecoin, KlarnaUSD. The timing of this announcement is critical. The stock has seen significant pr... Read the Full Story |
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After getting battered for weeks straight, shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) are staging a moderate recovery.
The stock hit a six-month low of around $589 on Nov. 20.
As of the Nov. 25 close, shares are back up to $636, up 8% from that trough.
The rebound in the overall market has helpe... Read the Full Story |
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SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is having a banner year, with its stock up 84% since January. Last week, that momentum hit a new gear as the price climbed, forcing investors to take a closer look.
Interestingly, the sharp upward move occurred with trading volume below the recent average, suggest... Read the Full Story |
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Gold prices have undeniably taken a breather. After a historic run that saw the precious metal shatter record after record, surging past $4,500 per ounce in mid-October, the market has entered a distinct consolidation phase. Prices are currently trading in a tight range around $4,150. For investor... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) rose by 12.8% on Nov. 24, a significant move that caught the attention of investors in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. This was not a rally based on hype, but a direct market reaction to a tangible achievement: the company announced that its first ... Read the Full Story |
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Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is not only outperforming the broader market in 2025, but it has also overtaken many of its Magnificent Seven peers and, more importantly, its closest AI competitors.
That hasn’t always been the case. For much of H1 2025, the stock was weighed down by concerns ov... Read the Full Story |
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Fiserv Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) has endured one of the harshest selloffs of any large-cap stock this year. FISV stock, which was close to $240 just a few months ago, was trading at $60 on the morning before Thanksgiving, down 50% in the past month alone. Yet beneath the wreckage, there are signs that t... Read the Full Story |
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The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is tied to physical infrastructure. Every breakthrough in AI models, training speeds, and inference workloads requires massive amounts of power, cooling, and compute capacity.
That’s why some of the most compelling technology stocks in the next ... Read the Full Story |
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