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The final Fed meeting of 2024 awaits: What to know this week

Investors will be closely watching for any hints on how much further the Federal Reserve plans to lower interest rates in 2025.

Yahoo Finance 23 hours ago

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Stocks will end 2025 lower due to sticky inflation, economic slowdown, Stifel predicts

Stifel chief investment strategist Barry Bannister believes higher inflation and slower than expected economic growth will derail the stock market rally in 2025.

Yahoo Finance 3 days ago

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Want to Invest in the Nasdaq? This ETF Is a Great Option Heading Into the New Year

When people refer to investing in the Nasdaq, it could mean a few different things. For some, it means investing in the Nasdaq Composite, one of the U.S. stock market's main three indexes that includes virtually every stock on the Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) stock exchange. For others, it means investing in the Nasdaq-100, a subset of the Nasdaq Composite, tracking the 100 largest non-financial stocks in the index.

Motley Fool 19 hours ago

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Annual Changes to the Nasdaq-100 Index®

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (Nasdaq: NDX®), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 23, 2024. The following three companies will be added to the Index: Palantir Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: PLTR), MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), and Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Nasdaq: AXON). The Nasdaq-100 Index® is composed of 100 of the largest non-financial c

GlobeNewswire 2 days ago

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Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) Hits New 52-Week High

This consumer discretionary ETF hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store for this ETF?

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2 Growth ETFs to Buy With $200 and Hold Forever

In general, there are two main types of investing: value investing and growth investing. When it comes to exchange-traded funds (ETFs), I prefer index ETFs that focus on growth stocks. The reasons are simple: First, index funds tend to have the lowest expenses.

Motley Fool 3 days ago

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Billionaires Are Buying a Supercharged Index Fund That Includes Nvidia, Tesla, and Other "Magnificent Seven" Stocks

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has advanced 27% year to date due to enthusiasm about artificial intelligence, and the "Magnificent Seven" stocks have contributed more than half of those gains. The hedge fund billionaires listed below bought shares of the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) during the third quarter, a supercharged index fund that offers heavy exposure to those seven stocks. Paul Tudor Jones of Tudor Investment purchased 98,531 shares of the Invesco QQQ Trust, opening a new position.

Motley Fool 3 days ago

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Top Wall Street bull sees possibility of feverish stock rally fading in second half of 2025

Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee sees a roaring rally cooling off in the second part of 2025 as stocks could follow a typical historical pattern following two years of strong gains.

Yahoo Finance 4 days ago

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UK house price growth rises 5% as rental demand falls

Buyer demand saw an upward trend in November, despite higher mortgage interest rates.

Yahoo Finance UK 4 days ago

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An 'unfamiliar' era for investors has arrived after a 20-year 'regime': Morning Brief

As another CPI reading is set to show the continued challenge of reeling in inflation, RSM chief economist Joe Brusuelas says that things are different now — and explains what that means.

Yahoo Finance 5 days ago

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Apple market cap, momentum, MicroStrategy: Market Takeaways

After US market indexes (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed in negative territory for the second session in a row, Apple's (AAPL) market cap crossed past a record $3.7 trillion. Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre joins Josh Lipton on Asking for a Trend to explain the trading day's biggest themes, including Apple's new market cap, momentum reversal patterns, and MicroStrategy's (MSTR) stock activity in relation to bitcoin (BTC-USD). To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Yahoo Finance Video 5 days ago

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Mag 7's profit growth forecasted to slow in 2025: Bloomberg

As the S&P 500's (^GSPC) Magnificent Seven — Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA) — could see its profit growth slow from 34% to 18% in 2025, Bloomberg Intelligence reports the healthcare sector could take the lead. Yahoo Finance host Madison Mills joins the Morning Brief to break down Bloomberg Intelligence's latest earnings growth estimates. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Yahoo Finance Video 6 days ago

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Wall Street issues its most bullish 2025 S&P 500 target yet

Oppenheimer initiated a 2025 year-end S&P 500 target of 7,100 as chief investment strategist John Stoltzfus expects strong economic growth and the broadening of the AI trade to catapult stocks higher.

Yahoo Finance 6 days ago

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2 key inflation prints loom ahead of Fed rate cut decision: What to know this week

A key set of inflation prints will serve as the final fodder for investors leading into the Federal Reserve's Dec. 18 interest rate decision.

Yahoo Finance 7 days ago

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Lululemon stock rises on profit beat as company boosts full-year outlook

Lululemon stock rose after the company reported its third quarter results after the closing bell on Thursday.

Yahoo Finance 9 days ago

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Jobs Report Warmer than Expected: 227K; 4.2% Unemployment

In two of the last three months of BLS data, we're seeing resistance to a cooling economy in the jobs market.

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US economy adds 227,000 jobs in November, unemployment rate rises to 4.2% as labor market rebounds

The November jobs report was closely tracked by investors for clues regarding the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision later in December.

Yahoo Finance 9 days ago

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1 Unstoppable ETF Can Generate 10x Returns in the Long Run

Investing in a stock with the hopes of it turning into 10 times its value is enticing, and it can lead to investors taking on significant risk for the sake of scoring a huge return. For buy-and-hold investors, there are much safer ways to achieve 10x returns in the markets. A top ETF for investors to consider for the long haul is the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ).

Motley Fool 10 days ago

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Tech talk: 2025 predictions for AI and tech

AI is expected to continue to be a major focus for the tech sector (XLK) come the new year, but what can investors expect? TECHnalysis Research President and Chief Analyst, Bob O'Donnell says expect a lot of different changes with AI. O'Donnell telling Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton on Asking for a Trend that "hybrid AI" starts to change the story when we think about who are going to be the important players. As for what investors might want to watch for with AI darling Nvidia (NVDA), O'Donnell says "the important thing to think about with Nvidia is the software story". Nvidia has been a dominant player in the AI arena and O'Donnell explains how software gives the chipmaker a nice growth opportunity. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Ivana Freitas.

Yahoo Finance Video 10 days ago

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Jobless Claims Mixed, Trade Deficit Slimmer

Both Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims are still representative of a healthy labor situation overall.

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