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I Don't Think This Is A Bubble - I Think It's Something More Difficult
The market delivered incredible returns, but the easy phase is likely behind us. Valuations are high, expectations are elevated, and investors can no longer rely on simple narratives.
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Woods: Great start to the year with a broadening market
Jay Woods, Chief Market Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, says stocks are broadening beyond tech, with materials, defense, transports and airlines showing breakouts and strong setups heading into the year.
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Macro Insights: 2026 Market Outlook From 100+ Seeking Alpha Analysts
The 2026 S&P 500 outlook spans extreme bullish targets of 10,000 to bearish forecasts as low as 4,100, reflecting profound market uncertainty. AI breakthroughs, pharma sector M&A, and fiat currency devaluation are cited as key drivers for bullish S&P 500 scenarios.
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Top 3 Industrials Stocks Which Could Blast Off This Quarter
The most oversold stocks in the industrials sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.
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Why stocks will sidestep 1920s and 1987 parallels, according to Goldman Sachs
In a new note, strategists led by Ben Snider warn the market is about to navigate a difficult environment.
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Riding The Wave Of The AI Productivity Boom
Nasdaq futures have done 29% annualized since the date of the ChatGPT launch - almost three times better than small caps, and almost three times better than the equal-weighted S&P 500. To start 2026, the equal-weighted S&P 500 is outperforming the equal-weighted Mag 7 by 4 percentage points.
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Will Stocks Crash in 2026?
There probably won't be a market crash this year, but both amateurs and pros could be getting the odds wrong.
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Euro zone inflation hits 2% in December, in line with forecasts
Euro zone inflation stood at 2% in December, flash data from Eurostat showed on Wednesday.
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Global Markets, U.S. Futures Nervy as Geopolitical Tensions Sour Sentiment
Growing geopolitical tensions led to mixed performance in global markets and U.S. futures while Investors watch for jobs reports from the U.S.
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Global Markets In 2026: How Venezuela Could Shift The Outlook
What US actions in Venezuela mean for global markets. As the US takes control of Venezuelan oil assets, what's next for Canada's energy sector.
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U.S. P&C 2026 Outlook: Competition Revs Up, Pricing Slows On Road Ahead
A softening pricing environment and increased competition in the personal auto space are among the issues facing US property and casualty insurers in 2026. The landscape of the property and casualty sector, however, is on the verge of changing as competition intensifies in the personal auto space and catastrophe risks rise for property carriers.
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Saudi Arabia Opens Stocks to All Foreign Investors
Saudi Arabia is opening its stock market to all foreign investors, in the kingdom's latest effort to boost flows and revive a market which has lagged emerging peers. Bloomberg's Christine Burke reports.
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IPPs Face Competition From Distributed Power In Race To Energize Data Centers
Providers of modular, behind-the-meter power generation are gaining a substantial foothold in the race to energize large load customers. Turning to companies that offer various configurations of small gas turbines, reciprocating engine generators, battery storage and renewable energy effectively takes some of the market share away from utilities and IPPs.
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January 2026 Perspective
December brought a measured close to a year of above average gains as major US equity indices all finished generally flat for the month, with non-US markets moving slightly higher. While domestic market returns have appeared to spread out to a degree, a meaningful amount of concentration remains linked to the broader AI ecosystem.
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Markets Take A Wait-And-See Approach To U.S. Action In Venezuela
Stocks largely took the Venezuela news in stride, seemingly accepting that geopolitical uncertainty is now part of the macro environment. Despite the potential for global oil supplies to eventually increase, oil prices were surprisingly resilient in the immediate aftermath of the US intervention.
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Bond Market Signals Go-Ahead For Bank Stocks with JP Morgan Earnings On Deck
A steeper yield curve and strong deal activity are lifting bank stocks ahead of JPMorgan's earnings, with analysts expecting financials to drive a fifth of S&P 500 profits.
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$133 Billion At Risk: The Supreme Court Case Markets Misunderstand
The Supreme Court's decision on IEEPA tariffs will redefine U.S. trade policy, shifting control between Congress and the President. Markets face heightened uncertainty: tariffs may become a regular, politically driven tool, raising risk premiums and impacting import-related stocks and inflation.
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European markets head for mixed open as Greenland fears grow
European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory Wednesday as regional market jitters grow over U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland.
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U.S. Markets Edition - 07-Jan-26
CNBC's U.S. Markets Edition delivers key takeaways from the most impactful interviews and insights from CNBC's programming in the U.S. As global markets become more interconnected, this program ensures audiences internationally stay informed on major developments shaping the business world overnight. Please note this feed is only available in the Europe and India.
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Style Box Update: Small-Cap Value Outperforming Small-Cap Growth - Hasn't Happened Since 2022
For the first time since 2022, “value” has started to outperform “growth,” and it's started in the small-cap asset class. “Growth” has smoked “value” for the last 12 quarters in terms of total return, and growth beat value across all three asset classes (large, mid and small-cap) for those 12 quarters until this last quarter of 2025.
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