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MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, December 11th Nasdaq rallies above 20,000 for the first time as tech shares gain (CNBC) Bull market to continue for a third year with small caps leading the way, Piper Sandler says (CNBC) Investor optimism toward U.S. stocks has eclipsed 2000’s dot-com bubble. That raises the risk of a ‘negative’ shock. (MarketWatch) US stocks rally set to slow as investor ‘euphoria’ fades...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, December 10th Dow falls more than 100 points to notch four losing days as year-end rally takes a breather (CNBC) Alphabet shares jump 5% after Google touts ‘breakthrough’ quantum chip (CNBC) Investors are dumping their biggest winners this week, and buying losers (CNBC) Upgrades and Downgrades Courtesy of CNBC (UPS) (American Airlines) (Norwegian Cruise Line) Global Airlines...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, December 9th S&P 500, Nasdaq retreat from records as Nvidia shares slide (CNBC) Oppenheimer’s Stoltzfus New Top S&P 500 Bull With 7,100 Target (Bloomberg) Are Analysts Cutting EPS Estimates More Than Average for S&P 500 Companies for Q4? (FactSet) China Targets Nvidia For Potential Breach of Monopoly Law (Bloomberg) GM’s Moment of Truth in China Has Arrived (Barron’s) China S...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, December 6th S&P 500, Nasdaq hit new records after jobs report is slightly better than expected (CNBC) Employers Added 227,000 Jobs in November (WSJ) Wall Street’s Bond Sellers Look Toward Bigger 2024 Bonus Rewards (Bloomberg) Is This Wildly Overvalued Stock Market Doomed? Yes, but Maybe Not Yet (WSJ) Have Industry Analysts Overestimated S&P 500 EPS For 2025? (FactSet) Goldma...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, December 5th Stocks are little changed heading into key U.S. jobs report (CNBC) Bitcoin Soars Past $100,000 on Trump’s Pro-Crypto Pick for SEC (Bloomberg) Bitcoin to replace gold over next decade, says Bernstein (CNBC) Bitcoin will double to $200,000 by the end of 2025, says Standard Chartered (CNBC) Is it time to short the dollar? UBS and others think so (CNBC) OPEC+ Delay...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, December 4th S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise to fresh record highs as tech shares jump (CNBC) Fed’s Powell Expects Good Relations With Trump Administration (Bloomberg) GM Sees $5 Billion Hit to Restructure Troubled China Business (Bloomberg) Amazon Announces Supercomputer, New Server Powered by Homegrown AI Chips (WSJ) Apple Scratches Amazon’s Back (The Information) Apple Hits Sna...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, December 3rd S&P 500 is little changed as 2024′s relentless rally takes a pause (CNBC) Investors have never been more confident that stock prices will appreciate (CNBC) Wall Street Short Sellers Throwing in Towel, Citigroup Says (Bloomberg) Trump’s currency cakeism (Axios) Dollar dominance and the contradictions of Trumponomics (Axios) J.P. Morgan Has Been Right About Gold f...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, December 1st S&P 500, Nasdaq close at records to kick off December trading (CNBC) US Tightens Curbs on China’s Access to AI Memory and Chips Tools (Bloomberg) Intel CEO Gelsinger Leaves as Chipmaker’s Turnaround Flounders (Bloomberg) The Fed’s Next Big Policy Rethink Needs Rethinking (Bloomberg) Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says bitcoin can hit ‘well above’ $100,000 before year-end (C...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, November 29th Stock futures rise as Dow closes out its best month of 2024 (CNBC) Early Thanksgiving online sales numbers are up 7% YoY to $15.6B, on par with pre-pandemic trends (TechCrunch) Trump voters could fuel holiday spending, while Harris supporters may pull back (CNBC) As retailers enter the holiday shopping season, the winners are pulling away from the pack (CNBC) Wa...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, November 27th Nasdaq drops the day before Thanksgiving as Nvidia, Dell slides (CNBC) Donald Trump selects Kevin Hassett to lead National Economic Council (CNBC) Trump’s Tariff Message: I’m in Charge of the Economic Agenda (WSJ) US GDP Grows at Solid 2.8% Pace, Helped by Consumer Spending (Bloomberg) JPMorgan sees S&P 500 rising to 6,500 in 2025 thanks to AI and deregulatio...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, November 26th Stocks rise Tuesday, Dow and S&P 500 close at records (CNBC) Trump’s Tariff Threat to Top US Trading Partners Roils Markets (Bloomberg) Fed officials see interest rate cuts ahead, but only ‘gradually,’ meeting minutes show (CNBC) Bank of America sees 11% gain for S&P 500 next year and even bigger returns for certain stocks (CNBC) Barclays lifts price target on...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, November 25th Dow rallies 400 points to record, small-cap Russell 2000 hits all-time high after Trump’s Treasury pick (CNBC) Deutsche Bank sees the S&P 500 hitting 7,000 in 2025 on the back of rising risk appetite (CNBC) Goldman’s Rubner Says US Stocks Are Set to Rally Into Year-End (Bloomberg) Scott Bessent Sees a Coming ‘Global Economic Reordering.’ He Wants to Be a Part of...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, November 22nd Dow rises 300 points as Wall Street heads for weekly gain (CNBC) The S&P 500 could see another big year in 2025, if history is any guide (CNBC) What is Driving the Higher Expected Earnings Growth for the S&P 500 for Q4 2024? (FactSet) An indicator pegged to Buffett and this bitcoin evangelist is flashing a warning for stock-market investors (MarketWatch) Nvidia’...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, November 21st Dow jumps nearly 500 points as investors rotate out of tech into stocks linked to broader economy (CNBC) Morgan Stanley CEO is bullish on stocks, says the U.S. economy is ‘outperforming’ (CNBC) Google Should Be Forced to Sell Chrome Browser, Justice Department Says (WSJ) Nvidia says it will sell more of its next-generation Blackwell chips than previously antic...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, November 20th Nvidia earnings are out — here are the numbers (CNBC) S&P 500 is little changed, trimming earlier losses, ahead of Nvidia’s big earnings report (CNBC) Target Shares Tumble After Retailer Cuts Profit Outlook (Bloomberg) Apple sales fall year-over-year on China’s Singles’s Day, Huawei up 7%, data shows (Reuters) Microsoft, Apple are the most under-owned megacap...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, November 19th Nasdaq pops 1% as Wall Street shakes off geopolitical fears; Nvidia rises 4% (CNBC) Goldman’s 2025 stock market forecast calls for the S&P 500 to gain 11% (CNBC) Donald Trump’s presidency could light a speculative fire under gold, pushing the price to a fresh all-time high (Fortune) Trump Picks Cantor Fitzgerald’s Lutnick for Commerce Secretary (Bloomberg) Trum...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, November 18th Nasdaq rises to start the week as Tesla shares rally (CNBC) Traders Are Making Bullish Bets on Nvidia Ahead of Earnings (WSJ) Nvidia Customers Worry About Snag With New AI Chip Servers (The Information) AI Investments Are Booming, but Venture-Firm Profits Are at a Historic Low (Wall Street Journal) TikTok Parent ByteDance’s Valuation Rises to About $300 Billion...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, November 15th Dow closes 300 points lower Friday as rate worries hinder postelection rally (CNBC) CEOs Brace for the Chaos of Another Four Years of Trump (Bloomberg) Trump picks vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary (CNBC) Is Trump Really So Great for Bitcoin? (WSJ) S&P 500 Companies With More International Exposure Reporting Earnings Growth Above 10...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, November 14th Dow loses 200 points as postelection rally cools, Powell signals caution on rate cuts (CNBC) Powell says the Fed doesn’t need to be ‘in a hurry’ to reduce interest rates (CNBC) Greenlight’s David Einhorn says the markets are broken and getting worse (CNBC) Why the Dollar Keeps Getting Stronger (New York Times) Exclusive: Trump's transition team aims to kill Bi...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, November 13th Stocks are little changed as postelection rally falters, traders weigh new inflation data (CNBC) Markets are priced to perfection on the Trump trade. Here’s why that could be a problem (CNBC) Inflation Picked Up in October; CPI Up 2.6% on Year (Wall Street Journal) Netflix Says 70 Million Users Now Watch Shows With Advertising (Bloomberg) Donald Trump’s poten...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, November 12th Dow falls more than 350 points, retreating from record as postelection rally takes breather (CNBC) Market Is Punishing Negative EPS Surprises More Than Average for Q3 (FactSet) Apple’s four-phone strategy is lagging. One idea to reviving sales: Cut the cameras (CNBC) Amazon steps up effort to build AI chips that can rival Nvidia (Financial Times) Elliott Amasse...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, November 11th Dow jumps 300 points to close above 44,000 for the first time as Trump enthusiasm continues (CNBC) Wall Street growing worried the stock market’s Trump rally is getting ahead of itself (CNBC) Bitcoin Soars Above $82,000 as Trump Win Boosts Crypto Prospects (Bloomberg) Tesla shares pop 6% as postelection rally continues (CNBC) ETF world buzzing about new cash flo...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, November 8th Dow tops 44,000, S&P 500 hits 6,000 in week of market milestones after Trump election win (CNBC) Investors Dial Back ‘Trump Trades’ as Policy Questions Remain (Bloomberg) Tom Lee says small cap stocks can outperform over next couple years by 100% on Trump policies (CNBC) Citi upgrades Bank of America to buy, pointing to a lighter regulatory environment (CNBC) Bit...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, November 7th Stocks keep postelection rally going, Nasdaq rises to new record as Fed cuts rates (CNBC) Key Takeaways From Fed Decision to Cut Rate by Quarter Point (Bloomberg) Druckenmiller: I’m worried the Fed declared victory on inflation too early (MarketWatch) Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates Ahead of Fed Meeting (WSJ) The year-end stock rally has begun, Goldman Sach...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, November 6th Dow soars 1,500 points to record high in best day since 2022 after Trump election win (CNBC) Trump Defeats Harris, Marking Historic Comeback (WSJ) US Bonds Slide Most Since Pandemic as Trump Renews Inflation Bet (Bloomberg) Fed Readies a Rate Cut and Faces These Four Questions (WSJ) Tesla could reach $1 trillion in market cap under a Trump win, says analyst Da...