Good MorningThe Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday to about 3.6%, the third reduction since September, but signaled a higher bar for future easing. Stocks have been riding a yearlong rally fueled by a soft landing and AI optimism, with NVIDIA among the most active names trading near $184 a share, yet investors will be parsing the Fed's forward guidance for signs of how long the easier policy will last.
Corporate dealmaking faces new frictions after Paramount disclosed that China’s Tencent withdrew financing for its Warner Bros. bid amid national security concerns, underscoring geopolitical risk in cross-border takeovers. With policy, geopolitics, and commodities all tugging markets, investors may favor quality income and dividend growers and monitor Fed commentary and M&A headlines closely as 2026 themes take shape. Featured: 120 days remain before new defense mineral rules take effect (Ad) 
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Technology | |
Following a sharp correction in November, sparked by a tech-led pullback, concerns over AI capital expenditure payoffs and renewed anxiety about the pace of rate cuts have led to a surprising rebound in the broader market. The S&P 500 now sits just 1% below its all-time high, and with a Fed de... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Barrick Mining has spent decades building one of Nevada's richest gold districts, anchored by Fourmile, Goldrush, and Cortez Hills, deposits that could hold up to 60 million ounces of gold.
One overlooked explorer controls 142 claims bordering Fourmile and sitting less than a mile from Goldrush. New geological modeling aims to reveal what's beneath this largely untested ground, while a planned 5% royalty spin-off could give shareholders a separate stake in the project. | | Read the full report before the next catalyst hits |
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Industrials | |
AeroVironment’s (NASDAQ: AVAV) fiscal Q2 (FQ2) earnings release was mixed, but the positives outweigh the negatives. The negatives include margin pressures from integration costs related to the Blue Halo acquisition. In contrast, the positives include robust revenue growth, client acquisitio... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Staples | |
There are three reasons Casey’s General Stores' (NASDAQ: CASY) stock price will likely continue to trend higher despite valuation concerns. The stock isn’t cheap in late 2025, trading at approximately 33 times its current-year earnings. Still, this price reflects a reliable growth traj... Read the Full Story |
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During beta testing, Oracle identified notable short-term moves including USO up 39% in four days, PLTR up 43% in a day, and WEN up 67% in two days, all through a regular brokerage account.
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The golden cross is a highly accurate and bullish technical signal that investors can use to find stocks that can make good momentum trades. A golden cross pattern forms when a stock’s 50-day moving average crosses above its 200-day moving average. This pattern confirms that near-term moment... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | |
The stock market has enjoyed a remarkable run over the past 12 months. Driven by a successful soft landing engineered by the Federal Reserve and the initial excitement surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI), 2025 rewarded risk-taking. Major indices pushed to record-high valuations, an... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Each morning, the Wave Software scans the market for stocks quietly building momentum over days or weeks, then narrows the list to a single name showing signs of an imminent move.
From there, it outlines specific options criteria designed to match that potential move, giving traders a complete setup before the market opens.
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Industrials | |
On Dec. 10, 2025, Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL) executed its highly anticipated global launch event in London. However, the market’s reaction was immediate and sharp. The stock price tumbled approximately 16% intraday, a move that caught many observers by surprise, given the generally po... Read the Full Story |
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As we enter the final stretch of 2025, it's clear that this has been a strong year for equities. However, with valuations across the tech sector stretched and talk of an AI-fueled bubble growing louder, many investors are beginning to look for more stable, income-generating opportunities.
That&r... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
With a loss of 0.02% over the past three months, the S&P 500’s consumer discretionary sector has posted the fourth-worst performance among the index’s 11 sectors.
While the expected record amount of holiday spending could keep the sector afloat through year’s end, looking... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Like many stocks in 2025, Magnificent Seven constituent Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has experienced a volatile year. Shares were down as much as 31% in April, driven by Liberation Day tariff fears. However, as of the Dec. 9 close, the stock has delivered a total return of over 11%.
Over the past three... Read the Full Story |
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Growing dividends on a regular basis can be a strong sign of a company's fundamental health. In addition to winning a progressively larger passive income payment the longer that they hold shares of a dividend growth stock, investors can be reassured that they're exposed to a firm that is managing ... Read the Full Story |
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Thursday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Array Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells ground-mounting tracking systems used in solar energy projects in the United States, Spain, Brazil, Australia, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Array Legacy Operations and STI Operations. Its products portfolio includes DuraTrack HZ v3, a single axis tracker; Array STI H250 that delivers a lower levelized cost of energy with tracker system; Array OmniTrack; and SmarTrack, a software product that uses site-specific historical weather and energy production data in combination with machine learning algorithms to identify the optimal position for a solar array in real time to enhance energy production. Array Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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