Good MorningU.S. stocks moved through Wednesday’s shortened Christmas Eve session in a typical holiday setup marked by lighter volume, fewer high-conviction bets, and more “marking time” than major trend-setting moves. With many participants already stepping away, price action often reflected positioning and liquidity more than fresh fundamentals.
Earlier in the week, the key scheduled checkpoints included weekly jobless claims and EIA crude oil inventories, but the broader takeaway was a “wait-and-see” tone into the holiday. After Thursday’s full market closure for Christmas Day, attention now turns to whether year-end momentum reasserts itself as the final stretch of December gets underway. Featured: Trump is replacing the U.S. dollar (Ad) 
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For decades, the defense sector was viewed as a safe harbor for conservative investors. Companies like Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) or General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) were treated as bond proxies, stocks that offered slow growth, reliable dividends, and low volatility. They were the industrial giants t... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, says two forces - AI disruption and fracturing global trade - are triggering a historic wealth transfer already underway in 2026. Household names like Intuit (-57%), Boston Scientific (-49%), and Tractor Supply (-40%) are cratering, while lesser-known companies like Sandisk (+573%) and Rackspace (+444%) surge.
Chaikin has identified specific stocks he believes investors should sell before they fall further - and the names may surprise you. He's also pinpointing a company tapped as Nvidia's self-driving partner and a potential AI megadeal that could split into three high-growth stocks.
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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock is up more than 15% in 2025. Even after the latest slide in technology stocks, the stock is still up about 3% in the last month.
But it doesn’t feel like a great year for MSFT investors. The stock is down about 12% from its 52-week high set in late Oct... Read the Full Story |
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Energy | |
Faced with excess supply that is likely to carry over into the new year, crude oil prices are likely to continue to struggle in 2026. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects the supply glut to persist through 2026, which should, in turn, put downward pressure on oil prices—c... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan warns that AI's rapid rise has a dark side, threatening American jobs and livelihoods. He says now is the time to prepare before September 30th.
TradeSmith has invested $17 million in AI tools and built a platform used by 180,000 traders worldwide. One user, Stephen, credits it with building a $2.95 million retirement portfolio. | | See where Kaplan says to move your money before September 30th |
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Americans’ energy bills have increased by 13% since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025. And while that's bad news for households with budgets already stretched thin, for those engaged in sector investing, it could be a boon as we head into the new year.
Unlike suffering con... Read the Full Story |
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Wall Street loves a comeback story, and in late December 2025, FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) delivered one of the most dramatic reversals in the energy sector. After months of downward pressure that tested the patience of long-term shareholders, the stock has roared back to life. Following its ea... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Gold is hitting record highs, but most investors are leaving income on the table. A $15 fund is quietly paying out up to $1,152 a month to regular investors - no mining stocks, no options, no physical metal required.
Chief Income Strategist Tim Plaehn calls it a breakthrough strategy that transforms gold's rally into reliable monthly payouts. The next distribution is just days away. | | Discover the gold income fund before the next payout date |
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Institutional activity has been mixed for Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) over the last 12 months, with $6.38B of institutional inflows versus $5.17B of outflows, sending its price to a 52-week low in calendar Q4 2025. The move, triggered by growth concerns, found support near the lows later in the q... Read the Full Story |
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After several years of slipping consumption trends and competition from ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails and hard seltzers, 2026 could be the year when beer comes back into favor. Goldman Sachs analysts believe 2026 offers a rare blend of tailwinds for brewers: the FIFA World Cup, the Summer Olympic... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Investors watched Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) surge to a closing price of $198.38 on Dec. 22, marking a gain of over 3% on heavy trading volume. While the broader technology sector has spent the last two years obsessing over which company manufactures the best artificial intelligence (AI) chip... Read the Full Story |
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As 2025 comes to a close, the precious metals surge appears poised to continue well into the new year, despite some bumps in the fall. Gold and silver hit fresh all-time highs again in December after having already done so many times previously in recent months. A perfect storm of geopolitical unc... Read the Full Story |
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lululemon athletica's (NASDAQ: LULU) late-2025 price action is starting to look like a real bottom, not just a reflex rally. The bottom was catalyzed by performance, expansion plans, and the shifting analyst sentiment, which limits the downside and points to ample upside for investors.
Indicati... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day NuScale Power Corporation engages in the development and sale of modular light water reactor nuclear power plants to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, hydrogen production, and other process heat applications. It offers NuScale Power Module (NPM), a water reactor that can generate 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe); and VOYGR power plant designs for three facility sizes that are capable of housing from one to four and six or twelve NPMs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. NuScale Power Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Fluor Enterprises, Inc. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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