Good MorningU.S. markets saw heavy activity in big tech names today, with NVIDIA and Intel among the most traded stocks and posting notable gains, while small-cap momentum stories also attracted attention. In consumer news, Nathan’s Famous agreed to a $450 million cash sale to Smithfield, underscoring consolidation in food brands coping with inflationary pressures.
Policy and geopolitics shifted sentiment. The Supreme Court appeared inclined to keep Fed governor Lisa Cook in her seat, a development that supports central bank independence and could temper worries about political interference in monetary policy. At Davos, President Trump said he was dropping tariff threats over Greenland after a NATO framework was described, easing a near-term trade risk even as the EU advances an Anti-Coercion Instrument that could raise future tensions.
Investors pushed into safe havens and defense exposure as uncertainty rose, with gold and other safe assets moving higher and analysts highlighting defense stocks as potential havens. Trump’s housing proposals to lower loan rates and curb investor home purchases add another variable for rates and the housing sector. Featured: Wall Street’s quietly buying these 3 AI infrastructure plays (Ad) 
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When many investors talk about Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR), they’ll point to a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of over 550x and a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio that is over 142x. These numbers support the idea that PLTR stock is overvalued. However, there’s another number that... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Fidelity are reportedly accumulating a scarce blockchain asset - one that gets burned with every transaction on what analysts are calling America's new financial grid.
The Nasdaq has received SEC approval to move stocks onto blockchain rails, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink dedicated his entire 2026 annual letter to this infrastructure shift. Blockchain analyst Andy Howard is calling this asset 'Digital Oil' - and says institutional buyers are already positioned. | | Get the name, the ticker, and exactly how to buy it |
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For shares of Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR), it's hard to imagine a hotter start to 2026. As of the Jan. 20 close, the stock is already up 44% on the year.
The most recent earnings release on Jan. 8 provided mixed signals, but ultimately helped the stock shoot up 16% the next day. With revenue... Read the Full Story |
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Investors hate uncertainty, but they love a bargain. In the third week of January 2026, Betterware de Mexico (NYSE: BWMX) gave the market exactly what it wanted. Shares of the company surged by more than 12% immediately following the announcement that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquir... Read the Full Story |
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Wall Street has turned its attention to the domestic industrial sector this January, driving shares of Stardust Power (NASDAQ: SDST) up over 18% in the past 30 days. The surge in price and trading volume followed a pivotal announcement regarding the company’s flagship project in Muskogee, Ok... Read the Full Story |
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The opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange is an iconic symbol of global finance. However, for a new generation of investors, market hours are an outdated concept. The distinction between traditional equities, which sleep at night, and digital assets, which trade 24/7, is evaporating.
Legac... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | With OpenAI and Anthropic moving closer to the IPO spotlight, AI excitement could spill into several public-market sectors this summer - and most investors may chase the obvious names too late.
A free report identifies 7 stocks positioned around themes that could matter most this summer: AI infrastructure, energy demand, travel, entertainment, home improvement, and more. Built for a market where leadership may rotate quickly. | | Download 7 Best Stocks to Own in Summer 2026 for free |
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Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) stock is at an inflection point, and double-digit upside could lie ahead. The combination of favorable economic conditions, resilient consumer markets, operational quality, and acquisitional growth underpins a robust outlook for cash flow growth and capital retur... Read the Full Story |
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Fastenal’s (NASDAQ: FAST) second half of 2025 was impacted by macroeconomic headwinds and a downshift in analyst sentiment, which, while painful for investors, has now left its stock price in the buy zone.
Trading near $42, FAST is at a long-term low and a critical support level where data ... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) are down about 1% in mid-day trading after the company reported its earnings for the first quarter of its 2026 fiscal year. This came despite solid headline numbers. Earnings per share (EPS) of $2.03 on revenue of $6.89 billion beat expectations f... Read the Full Story |
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In mid-January, the financial markets witnessed a notable anomaly. While Bitcoin's ($BTC) price faced significant downward pressure, dropping toward $91,000 due to rising geopolitical tensions, Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) shares moved sharply in the opposite direction. The stock jumped by more t... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) are trading around $425 as we head into next week’s earnings report, down roughly 15% from the all-time high set in December.
That pullback has been uncomfortable, particularly as the benchmark S&P 500 index was setting fresh highs in the meantime. S... Read the Full Story |
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Thursday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Okta, Inc. operates as an identity partner in the United States and internationally. The company offers Okta's suite of products and services used to manage and secure identities, such as Single Sign-On that enables users to access applications in the cloud or on-premises from various devices; Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication provides a layer of security for cloud, mobile, web applications, and data; API Access Management enables organizations to secure APIs; Access Gateway enables organizations to extend Workforce Identity Cloud; and Okta Device Access enables end users to securely log in to devices with Okta credentials. It also provides Universal Directory, a cloud-based system of record to store and secure user, application, and device profiles for an organization; Lifecycle Management enables IT organizations or developers to manage a user's identity throughout its lifecycle; Okta Identity Governance provides identity access management and identity governance solutions; Advanced Server Access offers access management to secure cloud infrastructure; Okta Privileged Access enables organizations to reduce risk with unified access and governance management for on-premises and cloud resources; and Okta Workforce Identity Workflows. In addition, the company offers Universal Login, which allows customers to provide login experience across different applications and devices; and Attack Protection, a suite of security capabilities that protects customers from different types of malicious traffic. Further, it provides Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication, Passwordless, Machine to Machine, Private Cloud, Organizations, Actions and Extensibility, and Enterprise Connections. The company sells its products directly to customers through sales force and channel partners. The company was formerly known as Saasure, Inc. Okta, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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