Luxury goods companies are facing renewed pressure on profitability after a sharp rise in discounting during 2025, as consumers increasingly question the value of high-end products following years of aggressive price increases. Industry data shows that as much as 40% of luxury goods were sold at discounted prices last year,…
European markets enter 2026 at a crossroads, marked by symbolic highs, regulatory assertiveness, and uneven economic momentum.Britain’s benchmark index has broken new ground, underscoring renewed confidence in large-cap equities, while regulators strengthen transparency powers with potential market implications.On the continent, manufacturing conditions continue to deteriorate, contrasting with sharply divergent trends…
Valuations and bubble concerns are top of mind for investors as they start the new year after what can only be described as a blockbuster 2025.Still, Andrew Slimmon – a senior expert at Morgan Stanley – believes US megacap tech stocks are actually more attractive to own “now” than they…
SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) was the “top-performing” S&P 500 stock last year, as index inclusion drove institutional capital to the flash memory firm – but Citi sees it pushing higher still in 2026.In her latest research note, senior analyst Asiya Merchant maintained a “buy” rating on SNDK shares, with a $280…
Global markets and geopolitics set a volatile tone for the start of 2026.US equities are flashing renewed bullish momentum as investors rotate back into risk assets ahead of key economic data and earnings season.Corporate developments underscore shifting sector dynamics, from mounting pressure in the electric vehicle space to consolidation in…
The S&P 500 opened 2026 treading water, with semiconductor stocks, particularly Nvidia and Micron, muscling higher to counterbalance weakness across tech names.The blue-chip Dow inched into positive territory while the Nasdaq slipped roughly 0.2% to 0.3%, painting a classic picture of sector rotation rather than broad confidence.For traders timing the…
Micron stock (NASDAQ: MU) jumped almost 10% on Friday, propelled by a perfect storm of supply scarcity, record earnings momentum, and aggressive Wall Street re-ratings.The stock surge reflects Wall Street’s conviction that Micron has entered a structural era of pricing power and margin expansion tied to AI infrastructure buildout.In early…
The token XRP starts 2026 with its 2025 achievements, including SEC case resolution and US spot exchange-traded fund introduction, but the token performed poorly and reached its lowest point since reaching its peak.XRP reached $3.66 in value during 2025, but then its price dropped by 50% to $1.58 in October…
Wall Street’s biggest firms view 2026 as a year where selective themes will matter more than broad market rallies.Rather than betting on another 17% S&P 500 gain, as in 2025, strategists at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Bank of America are pointing toward five specific predictions that could…
Ending the year with a stunning 66% gain, gold prices experienced their best annual performance since 1979, holding solid support above $4,300 an ounce. With the precious metal seeing its third consecutive year of gains, one market strategist suggests there is significant potential for the unprecedented rally to continue into the…