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Jim Cramer reveals his favorite big-cap stock to own now, sees 20% upside ahead
CNBC’s Jim Cramer is doubling down on Alphabet, arguing the stock can build on its strong 2025 rally with another 20% jump. “I don’t think Google stops here,” Cramer said Tuesday on “Squawk on the Street.”…
Alphabet hits $4 trillion market capitalization
Google parent company Alphabet has become the fourth member of the $4 trillion club. Alphabet shares popped 1% Monday, after Apple said it would use Google’s Gemini for the foundation of its artificial intelligence models and the next generation of Siri.…
And the next Federal Reserve chairman is … Donald Trump
Unscheduled weekend statements from the Federal Reserve are, to put it mildly, not generally a good sign. In the past couple of decades, they have been rare, and have come only in response to dire…
AI dreams blind investors to the nightmare of a politicised Fed
It has largely paid for investors to ignore President Donald Trump and his public policy moves in the United States and beyond. Although noisy, Trump’s bark is worse than his bite. His tariffs, for example,…
Black Friday sales blitz muddying interest rate signals for RBA
The growth of rampant pre-Christmas sales periods such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday is distorting economic data and making it more difficult for the Reserve Bank of Australia to read the pulse of consumer…
S&P 500, Dow climb to closing records as traders look past Fed independence risk: Live updates
Stocks rallied off their session lows, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new all-time highs as investors shook off the Department of Justice opening a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The S&P 500 rose 0.16%…
Top Wall Street analysts recommend these dividend stocks for consistent income
In a time of geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty, dividend-paying stocks can offer investors some steady portfolio income. In this regard, recommendations of top Wall Street analysts can help investors pick attractive stocks of companies…
Origin Energy, AGL court private capital for billions in green assets
Woodside, BHP, Goodman Group, and now the country’s two biggest utility companies. Private capital’s raging love affair with capital-hungry assets owned by ASX-listed giants has two new candidates to appraise. Street Talk understands the $20…
S&P 500 resets record high in broad rally
The S&P 500 rallied to a record closing high, putting the 7000-point mark within reach, with nine of its 11 industry sectors advancing after December’s mixed jobs data led traders to pare bets for a…
Stocks will keep climbing in 2026, but not enough to appease the bulls
Last year was not an easy one for investing. Frequent market rotations meant that what was good one month, often looked poor the next. While this is part and parcel of investing, the momentum pushed…