Earnings season ramps up another notch next week to start February, forcing investors to wade through a barrage of quarterly results amid ongoing policy uncertainty that promises upheaval for an already choppy stock market. The January jobs report is also due out Friday. Next week will be the busiest stretch … Read more
A general view of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting as it convenes under the theme of ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age’ in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has only been in office for a matter of days, … Read more
The Magnificent Seven companies reporting in the week ahead could unlock the next leg of the rally, as investors bet that earnings growth fueled by artificial intelligence could power a market some worry has gone to excess. The Federal Reserve will also hold its January meeting, with key inflation data … Read more
Wall Street investors believe that, at least in the short term, certain asset classes such as gold and bitcoin could be fated to mirror their performances from the first time Donald Trump took office in 2017. The sentiment around Trump’s pro-business second term has been largely bullish, with the broad … Read more
The advent of so-called physical artificial intelligence is believed by many to be the next frontier of the AI investing cycle, opening up opportunities to get behind robotics makers, auto suppliers and specialty semiconductor companies. Investors are looking for another way to play AI after huge runs in Nvidia and … Read more
Bessent says he would work with Trump, Sen. Warren to eliminate debt ceiling Bessent told senators he was open to eliminating the debt ceiling. The ceiling is a legal limit on the issuance of new debt by the government, and it has become an area of political brinkmanship in recent … Read more
In each of the past 17 Decembers I have selected and invested personally in 10 of the stocks we follow with the intention of holding for just one year. These are companies that I find especially attractive in light of their valuations or their potential to benefit from economic developments. … Read more
With a fair share of familiar obstacles and challenges ahead, 2025 will begin with a largely optimistic view for the U.S. economy. Elevated interest rates, potential weakening in the labor market and a likely volatile political climate on Capitol Hill are just some of the hurdles the nearly $30 trillion … Read more
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Forum in the Russell Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images As Michael MacGillivray saw artificial intelligence becoming more ubiquitous in everyday life, the 25-year-old wanted his investments to … Read more
Investors on the hunt for real-world applications of artificial intelligence may want to consider humanoid robots, which some analysts predict could begin replacing human workers at scale by the end of the decade. “Breakthroughs in generative AI are bringing 3D perception, control, skill planning and intelligence to robots,” Rev Lebaredian, … Read more
