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Weekly Commentary: Recalling 2022
At January 24th intraday lows, the S&P 500 was down 11.5% month-to-date, losses that increased to 13.7% at February 24th lows. Year-end 2025 trading dynamics were reminiscent of 2021.
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Markets Weekly Outlook - NFP Jobs Data In Focus In 1st Full Trading Week Of 2026
The US stock markets started 2026 on a high note, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallying on the first trading day thanks to renewed investor confidence. On the FX front, the US dollar began 2026 with a slight recovery, rising 0.12% on Friday after a challenging performance last year.
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2025 Recap: Strong Performance Despite Tariffs And AI Concerns
Despite geopolitical shocks, policy shifts, and questions around AI-driven growth, 2025 delivered strong, broad-based market gains across equities and fixed income. The S&P 500 gained 17.9% with dividends, the Dow 14.9%, and the Nasdaq 21.2%.
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'Fast Money' traders recap the first trading day of 2026
The 'Fast Money' traders talk the first trading day of 2026.
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Stock Market Kicks Off New Year With Chip Rally, But Nasdaq Loses Hefty Gain
Semiconductor stocks outperformed in the stock market Friday even though the Nasdaq composite gave back all of a 1.5% intraday gain.
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Moves in small caps and regional banks encouraging, says Citi's Stuart Kaiser
Stuart Kaiser, Head of Equity Trading Strategy at Citi, joins 'Fast Money' to talk market headwinds and tailwinds in the new year.
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Profiting From 3 Dismal Trends In 2026
Markets put another successful year in the books in 2025. The S&P 500 rose just over 16% and the NASDAQ climbed just over 20%.
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Friday's Final Takeaways: Asian Tech Strength Signals Risk-On Markets
SK Hynix and Samsung pushed global markets higher, including many facets of the U.S. tech trade. Sam Vadas takes investors through the stories she sees as most important to 2026's first trading session.
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January's first trading days predict the stock market's year — or so they say
Why the stock market's odds of rising in 2026 are the same regardless of seasonal indicators.
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Dogs Of The Dow: 10 High-Yield Stocks With Dividends Up To 6.8% - Including Several Warren Buffett Favorites
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record all-time highs in 2025 with many of the components ending the year higher. Along with serving as a well-known barometer of overall market health, the index offers some of the top yielding blue-chip stocks.
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Energy Stocks, Utilities Take Lead on First Trading Day of 2026, While Tech Lags
The Nasdaq composite fell for a fifth-straight session. Tesla drops.
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Stocks need to find their footing fast if investors hope to keep the bears away
Bullish technical indicators are breaking down.
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Where Markets Will Go in 2026
As we head toward 2026, I am struck by how polarized the outlook has become. Depending on who you listen to, the global economy is either on the verge of a golden age powered by AI and productivity or about to tip into a slow motion crisis driven by debt, geopolitics, and policy mistakes.
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S&P, Nasdaq seesaw on first trading day of 2026
CNBC's Michael Santoli breaks down what he's watching in the day's trading session ahead of the closing bell.
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Higher tech valuations supported by more accommodative Fed: BakerAvenue's Ip
CNBC's “Closing Bell” team discusses chip stocks and other top tech plays for 2026 with King Ip of BakerAvenue Wealth Management.
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"Double Espresso" Markets Continue Bull Run, AI Slowdown to Shock Wall Street
Patrick Mueller says markets are running on a "double espresso" shot, warning that a cooldown is in the cards for 2026. He still believes "tech is king," but he urges investors to diversify their portfolios, noting something like Nvidia (NVDA) not meeting earnings as a sharp catalyst to the downside.
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QQQ: Ignore The Strong GDP Print, Sales Growth Is Falling Fast
Invesco QQQ Trust ETF faces mounting margin pressures from surging capex, stock-based compensation, and now slowing sales growth. QQQ's largest constituents now exhibit sharply decelerating nominal sales growth, reflecting the limits of scale and the shift in the index away from its mid-cap growth roots.
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When Bonds Break Equities: Japan's Debt, America's Refinancing Wall And Why Gold Becomes The Only Rational Hedge
The global bond market is approaching a stress point driven by concentrated debt maturities and rising refinancing costs rather than a single macro shock. Japan sits at the center of this dynamic as extreme debt levels, rising yields, inflation, and a weak yen undermine its role as a stable source of global funding.
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These were the top U.S. cities driving stock market returns in 2025
CNBC's "Power Lunch" team breaks down the top areas for the stock market in 2025.
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Investopedia's top stock picks as the bull market enters its 4th year
Wall Street's investing calendar has officially changed over into 2026 as Friday marks the first full trading day of the new year. Investopedia Editor-In-Chief Caleb Silver looks ahead and outlines the market trends he will be watching closely in 2026, including some of the risks associated with US midterm elections and how labor market data will dictate the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.
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