The Santa Claus rally never materialized, but January is off to a fairly decent start with some tech names bouncing back. Though it’s too soon to tell if the AI trade is bound for another leg higher, I do think there are reasons to be encouraged after a rather turbulent fourth quarter for big tech.
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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest launched its latest product in the growing lineup of ETFs that combine exposure to innovation with built-in risk control. The ARK DIET Q1 Buffer ETF (BATS:ARKD) marks the second fund launched under the firm’s Defined Innovation Exposure Term (DIET) ETF structure,
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Nvidia’s financials continue to improve.
Its GPUs are in high demand from AI companies.
If you’re unsure whether to load up on Nvidia stock now, another option is dollar-cost averaging — putting smaller investments on auto-pilot.
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) just finished up another great year.
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More than 70 million Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in their 2026 monthly payments — panning out to an average increase of $56 per month.
At the same time, new payment dates are rolling out for the year, though the method for disbursing benefits remains the same.
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U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones gaining more than 400 points on Tuesday.
The Dow traded up 0.86% to 49,397.20 while the NASDAQ gained 0.45% to 23,500.32. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.48% to 6,934.99.
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As the calendar turns to 2026, the leading Wall Street firms are releasing their top stock picks for the new year. Typically, these are companies that analysts have incredible conviction in. In addition, they often have a substantial upside to the price targets and are assigned a Buy or Overweight rating,
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Jensen Huang may have just delivered his most ambitious blueprint yet, but Wall Street is increasingly divided on whether Nvidia’s (NVDA) breakneck growth is reaching a ceiling or just entering its second act.
“I think if you walk out of there thinking that this is an AI bubble, then you had a little too much something to drink in Vegas,”