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Powell Talks Stablecoins, Tariffs, And Why Fed Is In No Hurry To Cut Rates

Key Points Powell testified before the Senate in the Fed Chair’s semiannual address to Congress. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testified on the state of monetary policy Tuesday in his semiannual Monetary Policy Report. In his nearly 2.5-hour testimony, Powell was peppered with questions from members of the Senate Banking Committee, but the primary focus was […]
Stocks Tumble As China-Based DeepSeek’s Latest AI Model Threatens U.S. Technology

DeepSeek has overtaken ChatGPT as the highest-rated free application on the Apple App Store U.S. stock traders took a decidedly risk-off turn early Monday morning, sending the NASDAQ 100 (NDX) down 4% and the S&P 500 (SPX) 2.5% lower over concerns that Chinese start-up DeepSeek will upend American artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Founded in 2023, DeepSeek develops open-source AI […]
Tesla And EV Stocks Fall On Trump Plan To End EV “Mandate”

Key Points At the same time, autonomous vehicle stocks were soaring. Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) saw its stock drop, along with other EV companies, after President Donald Trump revoked an executive order by his predecessor that promoted EVs. On his first day in office, Trump revoked former President Joe Biden’s executive order issued […]
5 Things To Look For In A Value Stock

Key Points Value stocks have outperformed lately. Here’s what you need to know to find good value stocks. With the markets a bit overheated after two years of 20%-plus gains, it is a good time to look for value stocks. What are value stocks? Broadly, they are stocks that are trading below their intrinsic value, for […]
These 3 Stocks Will Join The NASDAQ 100 Soon — And These 3 Will Be Removed

Key Points MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) and Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON) are set to join the technology-heavy NASDAQ 100 (NDX) index on December 23. Those three companies and their stocks will replace Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI), Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) in the index. This reshuffling of the NASDAQ 100 will commence on Monday, December 23 before the market opens. It’s part of an annual reconstitution process for the NASDAQ 100 […]
These Retail Stocks Benefitted The Most From Record-Setting Black Friday

Key Points Apparel and footwear stocks, as well as specialty retailers, outperformed the big box stores and ecommerce giants. Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S., set a record this year for online shopping. Typically, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is a huge day for in-store shopping, but this […]
FOMC Lowers Rates By 25 Points, Won’t “Speculate” Or “Assume” On Trump Policies

Key Points Fed chair Powell was asked if he would resign, if asked by the new president. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the federal funds rate by one quarter of a percentage point, or 25 basis points, at its meeting November 6 and 7. The move was largely expected, as 97% of interest […]
Penny Stock Explodes For 3,300% Gain: What Investors Should Know

Key Points This stock went from about $1 per share to almost $40 per share in two days. The most active stock over the past few days has been Bright Minds Biosciences (NASDAQ:DRUG), which exploded more than 3,400% over the last two full trading days. Bright Minds went from penny stock territory, trading at $1.11 per share when markets […]
Dow Jones And S&P 500 Hit Record Highs As Rate Cut Rally Continues

Key Points The major large cap indexes were up last week, but the Russell 2000 finished the week slightly lower. Will the momentum continue this week? The major large cap indexes gained for the third straight week, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 reaching record highs last week. The Dow Jones gained 0.6% last […]
Fed Cuts Rates By 50 Basis Points; Dot Plot Calls For More In 2024

Key Points The FOMC cut rates for the first time in four years, reducing the federal funds rate by 50 basis points. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the federal funds rate for the first time since March of 2020. The FOMC lowered rates by 50 basis points to the 4.75% to 5.00% range, […]