Good MorningThe S&P 500 ended 2025 on a soft note but still delivered a strong year, gaining 16% and nearly 45% from its Q2 lows. Strength in AI, resilient consumer spending, and steady global growth helped offset tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty, and late-year volatility, keeping the primary market trend pointed higher.
The outlook for 2026 remains constructive, with domestic GDP growth projected to be between 2.2% and 2.4%, and earnings expected to accelerate into the mid-teens. Easing tariff pressures, lower interest rates, and a supportive analyst revision trend are helping reduce margin and consumer headwinds, setting the stage for continued upside even if periodic pullbacks emerge along the way. Featured: The zero overnight risk trade signal is live (Ad) 
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Solar stocks quietly delivered an impressive comeback in 2025. The widely followed Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEARCA: TAN) surged 48% for the year, comfortably outperforming the S&P 500. That strength caught many investors off guard, particularly given the policy uncertainty that surrounded the sect... Read the Full Story |
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Oracle’s (NYSE: ORCL) 2025 stock price action might suggest it is a hard pass for 2026, but that would be misreading the chart.
The 2025 price correction came after a large inflow of capital, fueled by an expanding positive outlook connected to AI, indicating strong gains are expected.
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Futuristic air taxi maker Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), known for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, was battered throughout 2025. The company's share price zig-zagged for several months but ended down almost 18% overall for the year as Archer and others in the emer... Read the Full Story |
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In 2025, small-cap stocks underperformed. The Russell 2000 Index tracks the performance of 2,000 U.S. small-cap stocks, delivering a total return of around 13% in 2025. This was significantly below the S&P 500 Index’s total return of around 18%, which tracks U.S. large-cap stocks.
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With gold and silver each logging their best year-long performances in several decades for 2025, investors are keenly aware of the price action of metals heading into the new year. Investors may seek exposure to these haven assets via exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which offer multiple access point... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | The government just committed $200 billion to building computer chips on American soil - one of the largest technology bets in U.S. history.
George Gilder, who has tracked technology signals for over 40 years, believes Washington just tipped its hand. He says this move points to a coming shift in computing that could leave today's machines behind - and most investors have already moved past the headline. | | See the signal George Gilder is reading before the market catches on |
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) has gone from being a toddler to a mature adult in record time. That may frustrate some investors who had hoped the rebellious adolescent stage would last longer.
That's not likely to be the case. The low-hanging fruit (aka: the honeymoon phase) with PL... Read the Full Story |
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Markets have a habit of creating sharp contrasts, and 2025 delivered one of the clearest in years. The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) finished the year as one of the worst-performing large-cap stocks, while SanDisk Corp (NASDAQ: SNDK) emerged as one of the standout winners following its spinoff from Wes... Read the Full Story |
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Concerns about out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) spending have cast a shadow of doubt over Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) recently. Despite being up as much as 35% in 2025, the stock ended the year with a total return of just 13%. This is largely due to Meta’s latest earnings repo... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
Investors who were hoping for a Santa Claus rally have been disappointed. After a promising move higher on Dec. 26, markets were down heading into 2026. But it’s a good reminder that investing, particularly long-term investing, isn’t about what happens during one period of time.
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Consumer Discretionary | |
What would a “normal” economy look like in 2026? For starters, many investors would like to see the recent sector rotation continue. That would allow growth to expand beyond the tech sector, and specifically, beyond stocks that are part of the artificial intelligence (AI) trade.
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of food and drug stores in the United States. The company's food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in stores. It operates stores under various banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market; and pharmacies, in-store branded coffee shops, adjacent fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, as well as various digital platforms. Albertsons Companies, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Albertsons Investor Holdings LLC. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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