Good MorningStocks ended a volatile week on stable footing, rising on Friday to close off the weekly low. Volatility was driven by fears of inflation and slowing growth, which have sapped investor appetite. A relatively good earnings report from NVIDIA did little to calm frayed nerves, although it affirmed the outlook for AI spending.
Next week's hurdle is the monthly labor data. The news needs to be just right — not too hot nor too cold, not too hot to reinvigorate fears of inflation or renew the fear of a recession. Featured: Elon’s big $266,000 per second purchase (Ad) 
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Volatility in the stock market is often seen as a risk to be avoided by cautious investors. However, for those who understand it, volatility can present opportunities for profit. Significant price fluctuations can be leveraged with the right strategies. When reviewing the current market, Reed's In... Read the Full Story |
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Investors are anxious due to the unpredictability of the current stock market environment. Factors such as economic uncertainty, inflation, and geopolitical tensions cause volatility and rapid price swings. While some traders attempt to profit from these fluctuations, the inherent risk has led m... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Autodesk’s (NASDAQ: ADSK) Q4 results and guidance for 2025 prove that management is on the right track with its AI aspirations. The results reveal strength in both segments driven by AI’s influence on its customers' capabilities and its own.
Customers are improving their own product... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Trump is launching a new $250 bill - but that may be a distraction. Behind the scenes, Executive Order 14241 is orchestrating what analyst Porter Stansberry calls a total U.S. money reset, bypassing conventional legal channels under the guise of national security.
The last time America reset its currency - under Nixon in the 1970s - it created an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over 50 years. Stansberry has identified three asset categories connected to Trump's initiative that could surge, plus his single top investment move. | | Watch the documentary briefing and find out which side you land on |
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Consumer Staples | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) stock moved sharply higher after its quarterly earnings report. The price action is building on the momentum that’s been in place since the beginning of the year. The rally is refreshing for long-term shareholders. But after a year-and-a-half of headwinds (so... Read the Full Story |
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When investors think of the two main ways they can achieve a return on their investment in the stock market, the classic buying low and selling high are at the top of the list, closely followed by dividend payouts. However, there is a third—much more efficient and beneficial—way that m... Read the Full Story |
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Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) stock is up 5% in early trading the day after the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings. The move reversed an 11% drop in after-hours and pre-market trading when the report dropped.
The likely reason for the initial sell-off was that Archer delivered wea... Read the Full Story |
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Finance | |
Several economic indicators are raising concerns and investor anxiety about a potential recession. When combined with persistent economic and geopolitical concerns, these indicators are leading investors to seek out safe-haven assets.
Gold's ability to retain value has been recognized for centuri... Read the Full Story |
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Given the inherent volatility and unpredictability of the stock market, pinpointing companies primed for significant growth can be a formidable task for investors. While maintaining a personal watchlist of stocks is a common practice, a more potent signal of potential growth can be extracted from ... Read the Full Story |
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The market will lose track of what matters every once in a while, and that’s where the smartest investors can really take advantage of the situation and come out winners. Today, most of the market’s attention (and capital) has centered around the technology sector, betting on higher an... Read the Full Story |
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American investors are feeling the impact of tariff threats, as hedge funds funnel money away from domestic tech to international competitors. However, it isn’t just Chinese competitors who are benefiting from the inflationary and tariff squeeze concerns facing the United States—invest... Read the Full Story |
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence solutions. It offers national security, supply chain management, and digital identity and biometrics solutions. The company also provides data ingestion, data enrichment, data processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, and predictive visualization solutions and services. It serves nation defense and intelligence agencies, border protection, transportation security, manufacturing, distribution and logistics, travel, entertainment, and tourism sectors. The company is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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