Good MorningEquity markets hovered at record highs on Tuesday after labor data showed a surprising increase in job availability. The JOLTs report showed job openings rise to 7.4 million, contrary to expectations for decline. The data is solid and shows economic resilience, which is likely seen in other data this week. This week's other labor data includes the ADP and NFP employment reports and the Challenger, Gray & Christmas report on layoffs and planned hirings.
The market may experience some volatility this week and next—the labor trends amount to a good-news-is-bad-news-is-good-news situation that will lead to new highs but possibly not quickly or in a straight line. The good news is that economic conditions remain solid; the bad news is that the FOMC is unlikely to lower the base rate below 3.7% in 2025. The FOMC may disappoint the market next week when it issues the December policy statement. Still, a reduction in the outlook isn't so bad because of the underlying economic strength and outlook for S&P 500 earnings. The S&P 500 is expected to accelerate earnings growth over the next three quarters. Featured: $6.8 Billion a Year in Defense Spending Up for Grabs... and One Company Could Be Set to Make it Bigtime! (i2i Marketing Group, LLC) 
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Stocks | | | Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading.The S&P 500 rose 0.2% from its all-time high set on Friday to post a record for the 54th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Super Mi... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Boeing (NYSE: BA), Nike (NYSE: NKE), and McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) have underperformed their Dow Jones Industrial Average peers in 2024 but are set up for index-leading rebounds in 2025. While headwinds remain for these blue-chip behemoths, the tides of business are turning, with market sentime... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock is heading higher in 2025 because of the persistent and unmet demand for its cutting-edge data center and AI technology. Analysts forecast another 42% upside at the high end of their range, and the actual stock price top may well be higher. However, the industrial semic... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | U.S. stocks tiptoed to more records amid a mixed Tuesday of trading, tacking a touch more onto what's already been a stellar year so far.The S&P 500 edged up by 2 points, or less than 0.1%, to set an all-time high for the 55th time this year. It's climbed in 10 of the last 11 days and is on trac... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Global stocks were mixed Wednesday after overnight political drama in South Korea added to regional uncertainties, though the Kospi in Seoul fell less than 2%. France's CAC 40 rose 0.3% in early trading to 7,278.18, as the minority government was facing a no-confidence vote Wednesday in parliament f... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE: AESI) is North America’s largest proppant producer used in hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" for oil and gas extraction. Fracking is the technique that allowed the United States to double its oil production over the last decade to become the world's larges... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Small-cap stocks and dividends aren’t always synonymous. However, that’s not true for these three stocks. They have consistently provided income to their shareholders. Also, these companies' shares have risen strongly over the past three months, showing positive sentiment in the market... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Russia's ruble is sagging against other currencies, complicating the Kremlin's efforts to keep consumer inflation under control with one hand even as it overheats the economy with spending on the war against Ukraine with the other Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | BlackRock is buying credit investment manager HPS Investment Partners in a stock deal valued at about $12 billion, giving it more ways to service its insurance clients. BlackRock said Tuesday that the transaction includes equity issued by a subsidiary, and that the equity can be exchanged on a one-f... Read the Full Story |
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