Labor market weakness, uncertainty about inflation and political pressure will push the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates aggressively in the early part of 2026, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. Though markets and Fed officials themselves see only modest easing in the year ahead, Zandi expects the central bank to enact…
Better things are ahead for Club name Eaton after its lackluster 2025 performance. Shares are on track for a modest decline this year, dramatically trailing the S & P 500’s industrials sector , which has advanced more than 19%. The electrical equipment supplier has failed to impress Wall Street’s lofty expectations. President Donald Trump’s tariffs…
Shoppers near a Nike store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, Nov. 24, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nike shares rose 3% in Wednesday trading after insiders picked up the stock near the end of a rough year. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who serves as a director at the athletic apparel…
A graph displaying the Apple stock price on a smartphone app. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Retail investors have had a gangbuster year in 2025. Mom-and-pop investors bought the dip at key points this year, providing strong returns as the market climbed to all-time highs. Once thought of as unsophisticated and easily duped,…
Michael Burry attends the New York premiere of “The Big Short” at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on Nov. 23, 2015. Jim Spellman | WireImage | Getty Images Renowned investor Michael Burry on Wednesday denied shorting Tesla‘s shares after calling the EV maker “ridiculously overvalued.” In a social media post on X, the…
Lujiazui Business Districk in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Liqun Liu | Construction Photography | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on the holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year. Markets in Hong Kong and Australia will close early for the holidays, while Japan and South Korea are shut for the day. Australia’s S&P/ASX…
Wall Street analysts see more room to run for four Club stocks that shattered records in 2025. Fresh commentary from a Rosenblatt Securities analyst shows how a new deal from Meta Platforms could be a financial windfall. Meanwhile, Wedbush details exactly why CrowdStrike , Apple , and Microsoft are winners from the artificial intelligence build-out…
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released minutes from its highly divisive meeting earlier this month, which concluded with a vote to lower interest rates again that appeared to be an even closer call than the final vote indicated. Officials expressed a variety of opinions during the Dec. 9-10 meeting, according to the summary…
Silver bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. Angelika Warmuth | Reuters Silver futures jumped as much as 5% early Tuesday, continuing 2025’s rollercoaster ride for precious metals. Silver futures for March delivery were up 5.3% to last trade at $74.17…
The stars look like they’re finally aligning in 2026 for Home Depot — one of seven out-of-favor portfolio stocks that Jim Cramer has called a buy. Although shares are down nearly 11% year-to-date, three recent developments point toward a recovery for the home improvement retailer. 1. November’s cooler-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) is helping the…
