Stock Market News Update

Davos Legitimacy In The Spotlight At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last week, Trump asserted the dominance of the U.S. military, economy, stock market, and borders. However, his underlying message was the demise of globalisation. The capitalist system...

AI Data Center Power Grab There is increasing concern in the U.S. about the power consumption, water use, and quality of life in communities impacted by the growth of AI data centers. AI data centers are boosting electricity demand, pushing up prices for U.S....

S&P 500 Looks Past The FED A regime change at the Federal Reserve is expected within three to six months due to the anticipated change in Federal Reserve (FED) Chair and will have implications for the S&P 500. That regime change will likely shift domination,...

Santa Rally The S&P 500 ended a volatile week with a close above the key support level of 6800 and is now back in positive gamma. This positive momentum, in turn, will likely determine whether there is a Santa Rally into year-end. You might be surprised to learn...

AI Strategy Wall Street has been valuing AI-related companies in the U.S. as if they have infinite market potential. However, Sam Altman acknowledged earlier this year that the U.S.’s proprietary AI approach may prove to be restrictive. More specifically, OpenAI’s...

AI Capital Expenditure A Drag On Confidence As predicted last week, the response to Nvidia AI related earnings on Wednesday determined the direction of the S&P 500. Nvidia's earnings were optically strong, and while there is little concern that it will continue to...

S&P 500 Digests Earnings Reports As the poster child for AI and a significant contributor to U.S. economic growth, Nvidia's earnings on Wednesday will likely shape the direction of the S&P 500 for the remainder of the month. Back in January, we cautioned: "Is...

S&P 500 Digests Earnings Reports The sentiment and direction of the S&P 500 last week were clearly downward. Market optimism throughout the week was negative as doubts about a December meeting cut to interest rates gained momentum. At the opening of markets on...