Crypto ‘dark money’ lobbies as industry aims to influence 2024

Crypto ‘dark money’ lobbies as industry aims to influence 2024

Jtsorrell | Istock | Getty Images A new mysterious nonprofit group backed by the crypto industry has set up a mailing address about 100 miles away from Washington, D.C., and is making movies to exert power in the nation’s capital. The Cedar Innovation Foundation, a 501(c)(4) that was incorporated in Delaware in April, has launched … Read more

CIO calls a new phase in the market, says a ‘healthy’ rotation has begun

CIO calls a new phase in the market, says a ‘healthy’ rotation has begun

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  NYSE Stock markets have entered a new phase that will involve a broadening of last year’s bull market as big U.S. tech stocks come under pressure, according to the CIO of a Swiss private bank. Charles-Henry Monchau, chief investment officer at Bank Syz, told … Read more

Apple Vision Pro headset launches in U.S. on Feb. 2, pre-orders begin Jan. 19

Apple Vision Pro headset launches in U.S. on Feb. 2, pre-orders begin Jan. 19

Apple launched its Vision Pro headset at its annual WWDC event on Monday, ending months of speculation that the Cupertino tech giant was getting ready to launch its own VR or augmented reality product. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Apple’s Vision Pro will launch in the U.S. on February 2, the company said … Read more

Fed-induced rally is unsustainable, especially for 5 sectors

Fed-induced rally is unsustainable, especially for 5 sectors

It’s not being talked about enough. This market move off the November lows and the Fed pivot — signaling an end to the central bank’s rate-hiking cycle — is one of the most astonishing and satisfying I have seen in 43 years of investing. In nine weeks, we blew through price targets on so many … Read more

Meta was our second-best performer last year. What is in store for 2024?

Meta was our second-best performer last year. What is in store for 2024?

Meta Platforms ‘ savvy use of artificial intelligence and untapped potential in business messaging are reasons why we see more upside ahead for the stock in 2024. Meta reached a 52-week high of $361.90 per share on the second to last trading day of 2023. The stock nearly tripled last year and was the second-best … Read more

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip for AR headsets

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip for AR headsets

The new Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 05, 2023 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Qualcomm on Thursday announced a new chip that will be used by Samsung and Google for mixed reality devices that are likely to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro headset. … Read more

These are the 11 stocks in our portfolio that Wall Street likes best

These are the 11 stocks in our portfolio that Wall Street likes best

The list of most-loved Club stocks on Wall Street entering the new year resembles the list of 2023 winners, except for two stocks: Constellation Brands and Disney . The Mexican beer importer and media-and-entertainment giant are among the 11 Club holdings with buy-equivalent ratings from at least 75% of the analysts who cover them, according … Read more

EU laws approved but US is top cop

EU laws approved but US is top cop

A flag outside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, Feb. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Regulators around the world from Europe to Asia ramped up efforts to bring about formal laws for digital currencies in 2023 — but it was the U.S. that took some of the harshest … Read more

Tech stocks wrap up 2023 rally after last year’s slump

Tech stocks wrap up 2023 rally after last year’s slump

The Nasdaq MarketSite in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech stocks rebounded from a disastrous 2022 and lifted the Nasdaq to one of its strongest years in the past two decades. After last year’s 33% plunge, the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished 2023 … Read more

Only 2 are in the Magnificent Seven

Only 2 are in the Magnificent Seven

It was a big rebound year for stocks. The S & P 500 gained 24%, while the Dow rose 14% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose more than 43%. All three major averages were coming off big losses in 2022. Our portfolio of 33 stocks also bounced back. Throughout the year, we held onto our conviction … Read more