Good MorningStocks were mixed as companies leaned on buybacks and active trading in large tech names. Several large-cap firms, including Automatic Data Processing (ADP), announced big increases to repurchase plans after steep share declines, signaling management's view of undervaluation. Tech was a focus, with NVIDIA and Intel among the most actively traded stocks, and NVIDIA was pushing higher intraday. Starbucks beat expectations as U.S. same-store sales rose 4% thanks to holiday demand and a viral product, while semiconductor supplier ASML reported record profit on AI-driven chip demand, underscoring strength in parts of the tech supply chain.
Labor-market signals stayed soft, reinforcing a cautious backdrop for equities. U.S. payroll growth slowed to roughly 50,000 last month, and layoffs are accumulating across industries, contributing to a “no-hire, no-fire” stance at many firms. The IRS warned that the upcoming tax season could face challenges after workforce cuts and new laws, a possible operational drag for households and businesses that could feed into consumer spending. Featured: Trump goes "all-in" on Grand Canyon energy breakthrough (Ad) 
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Winter Storm Fern has slammed into the United States, encasing 34 states in ice and forcing millions of Americans to crank up their thermostats. While meteorologists track the plunging temperatures and an incoming bomb cyclone that could bring blizzard conditions and even more snow to the United S... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Rumors are circulating that Elon Musk is preparing to acquire three publicly traded companies.
Dr. Mark Skousen, who met Musk in person and called the SpaceX listing months early, says he has identified all three targets in what he calls Elon's $2.1 Trillion Hit List.
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RTX (NYSE: RTX) stock is flying high in early 2026, supported by outperformance and capital returns. The defense and aerospace heavyweight could fly even higher, as its 2026 guidance aligns with an upward trend.
Strength in the defense sector has remained firm through 2025 and into early 2026, s... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of tech giant CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWV) are trading just under $110 after a solid start to the year. The stock is up nearly 70% since before Christmas and has added another 17% this week alone, following this week’s announcement of NVIDIA Corp’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) $2 billion i... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Palantir, Micron and SanDisk show how fast a stock can become the trade everyone suddenly wants. That's often when investors make their costliest mistake: arriving after the easy part of the move is gone.
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For advertising technology stock AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP), short reports—critical research notes published by an investor who is betting the stock will fall—have become a noteworthy theme. Critical reports from Fuzzy Panda Research and Culper Research were released early in 2025, leading... Read the Full Story |
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SoundHound AI Inc. (NASDAQ: SOUN) got off to a strong start in 2026. The company launched new features to its Amelia 7 agentic AI platform at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This will allow the company to press its advantage in conversational AI to include artificial intelligence... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | A small-cap gold and silver royalty company is generating record revenue from producing mines, yet shares still trade under 1 dollar.
It just signed the largest transaction in its history, a new gold streaming deal backed by a strategic relationship with a major mining investment firm.
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Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) stock action triggered a Buy signal in early 2026 by breaking out of a consolidation to new highs. It then confirmed the move with a stronger signal following its Q4 2025 earnings release and 2026 guidance update. The news triggered a sharp, early-market pullback and g... Read the Full Story |
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The long-awaited bottom in United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) stock is in, and the rebound is underway. Supported by results, improved operational quality, and an outlook for growth, the rebound will be substantial for long-term holders. The UPS market, long plagued by distributive activity and dow... Read the Full Story |
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The technology sector has gotten off to a sluggish start to the year by its own standards. The tech-heavy Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA: XLK) is up just 2.8% year-to-date (YTD), while the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) has also struggled to gain traction. That’s notable given ... Read the Full Story |
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Financial giant Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) did almost everything right in 2025. The stock logged a powerful rally, hit a record high, and finished the year in strong form. It even pushed on to fresh all-time highs in the first few trading days of January, and the bulls looked set to remain i... Read the Full Story |
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A year into the second Trump administration, the talk of the market has been tariffs, tariffs, and more tariffs. Threats to increase the tariffs on Canada and Mexico, new tariffs on Europe and Asia, and even worldwide ‘reciprocal’ tariffs have sent markets into a tailspin multiple time... Read the Full Story |
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Thursday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Movado Group, Inc. designs, sources, markets, and distributes watches in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Watch and Accessory Brands, and Company Stores. The company offers its watches under the Movado, Concord, Ebel, Olivia Burton, and MVMT brands, as well as licensed brands comprising Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, HUGO BOSS, Lacoste, and Calvin Klein. It also designs, sources, markets, and distributes jewelry and other accessories; and provides after-sales and shipping services. The company's customers include jewelry store chains, department stores, independent regional jewelers, network of independent distributors, online marketplaces, licensors' retail stores, and third-party e-commerce retailers. It sells directly to consumers through its e-commerce platforms. The company was formerly known as North American Watch Corporation and changed its name to Movado Group, Inc. in 1996. Movado Group, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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