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Budget office expects Federal Reserve to cut rates in 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term rates in 2026, with its key interest rate settling at 3.4% towards the end of President Donald Trump ‘s term in office in 2028, according to a new report released Thursday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Despite the Fed’s cuts, however, the budget…
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Tesla's Story Has Faded, Gordon Johnson Says—Here's The 'Generous' Valuation Musk Probably Won't Retweet
Well-known Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) bear Gordon Johnson remains a seller of the electric vehicle company run by Elon Musk. The analyst uses competitors for several sectors to create a new sum-of-the-parts valuation for Tesla’s various business lines, including Optimus, FSD, electric vehicles and energy. The Tesla Analyst: GLJ Research analyst Gordon Johnson maintained a Sell rating on Tesla stock and…
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UBS Sticks With Sell on Tesla (TSLA) as AI Optimism Runs Ahead of Fundamentals
Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already…
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Why Centrus Energy Stock Is Powering Down Today
Today’s decline is reminding investors that Centrus Energy stock can’t rise forever. Rising higher on each day of trading since the first market session of 2026, Centrus Energy (LEU 11.37%) stock is off to an auspicious start in the new year. Today, however, shares of the uranium enrichment specialist appear poised to end the impressive…
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This corner of the tech-stock market is loved by both day traders and big-money investors
Retail and institutional investors don’t often see eye-to-eye, but there’s an investment idea both groups are bullish on in 2026. A survey conducted by Mizuho of 300 retail investors and 45 institutional investors shows that both cohorts have fresh optimism for fintech stocks this year, while they say their interest in crypto stocks is waning.…
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3 Dividend Kings That Are Growing Payouts by 10% or More Each Year
After a half-century of continuous dividend growth, these Dividend Kings aren’t slowing down. Dividend Kings, or companies that have increased their dividend once a year for at least 50 years, are exceedingly rare. As of late 2025, just 56 stocks, out of around 54,000 traded around the world, had earned this distinction. But I would…
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US trade gap shrinks to smallest since 2009 as imports fall
WASHINGTON – The US trade deficit made a sharp and unexpected pullback in October, reaching its lowest level since 2009 as goods imports dropped while President Donald Trump’s tariffs took hold, government data showed Jan 8. The overall trade gap plunged 39 per cent to US$29.4 billion (S$37.8 billion) in October, said the Department of…
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U.S. Economy: 3 Things That Should Go Right In 2026
This article was written by 55.54K Followers Follow Bret Jensen has over 13 years as a market analyst, helping investors find big winners in the biotech sector. Bret specializes in high beta sectors with potentially large investor returns.Bret leads the investing group The Biotech Forum, in which he and his team offer a model portfolio…
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Wall Street Resets Nvidia Price Target After CES
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Several Wall Street analysts maintained their optimistic outlook on Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) following recent updates and CES discussions. Stifel analyst Ruben Roy reaffirmed a Buy rating with a $250 price target, citing a more positive tone on potential sales in China. Citi’s Atif Malik also kept a Buy rating with…
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China announces another new trade measure against Japan as tensions rise
BEIJING — China escalated its trade tensions with Japan on Wednesday by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a chemical gas used in making semiconductors, a day after it imposed curbs on the export of so-called dual-use goods that could be used by Japan’s military. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement that it had launched…
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