1 week ago - Dan Ives, a tech bull and global head of technology research at Wedbush Securities, said his top five stock picks for 2026 are Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA) and Palantir (PLTR).

1 week ago - A review of 2025 predictions and insights for 2026, exploring politics and economic trends.

6 days ago - Stablecoins will challenge governments’ control over their domestic currencies, BlackRock said in its annual outlook for global markets in 2026. As adoption of stablecoin surges, there’s a risk that the use of domestic currencies in emerging markets will decline, BlackRock said. The prediction comes on the heels of UK bank Standard Chartered cautioning in October that stablecoin adoption could drain over $1 trillion from bank accounts in emerging markets.

1 week ago - The stock market's largest companies ... and fall. In 2026, the face of the AI revolution, Nvidia (NVDA +2.08%), is predicted to fall from the most valuable public company to No....

2 days ago - “We expect a continuation of the recent past, where returns are solid, driven by rising earnings growth,” wrote Vanguard analysts in the firm’s 2026 outlook. “But let us be clear: Risks are growing,” especially in the tech sector, ...

5 days ago - While the bull market rally of the last three years has been defined by artificial intelligence, traders, nervous tech stocks will find an uphill climb more difficult in 2026, started rotating into other groups.

3 weeks ago - In their report, they explain that “As AI becomes embedded in the economy, we expect it to create entirely new pools of revenue in the tech sector and beyond,” giving technology’s recent performance the room to run in 2026 and beyond. ... In early December, UBS said it believes the “US tech sector is likely to remain a key driver for the market's next leg up.” The basis for this outlook is that there is a “genuine demand for AI-related products and services, and monetization continues to show encouraging improvements.”

3 days ago - AI stocks have been advancing for the past few years, and though their potential remains solid, early investors in this area may look to lock in some gains and rotate into other promising areas.

2 days ago - "As spending and debt grow, so do the necessary eventual profits to justify ongoing investments," the bank wrote on why spending could slow down. 2026 could mark the beginning of a new era for the market's AI stocks.

1 week ago - Based on LPL's 2026 "fair value" estimate for the S&P 500, analysts at the firm believe stocks could rise 5.7% to 7.2% from current levels next year. Analysts don't expect AI to do all of the heavy lifting in the stock market.

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2 days ago - The S&P 500 is supported by robust earnings growth and favorable macro conditions, but technicals signal an imminent correction in 2026. Positioning is stretched, exhaustion signals are flashing, and leading stocks show relative weakness.

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1 week ago - Loading stock data... ... Prediction markets went supernova this year, with billions in funding and numerous new platforms. Experts say 2026 will start to bring clarity on legality, regulation, and who will survive.

Forecasts from the center of capital markets on equity market trends, GDP growth, and more. Insights from bankers, traders, and analysts on the year ahead.

5 days ago - "We're in the ballpark here of a pretty significant tactical low," he told CNBC at the time. In 2026, Detrick expects the economy to surprise to the upside despite some labor market weakness, and said he thinks the commodity boom is primed to ...

15 hours ago - The S&P 500 is expected to continue its ascent in 2026, supported by a sequential macroeconomic thesis. A core prediction is that inflation will cool further into the low 2% range, setting the stage for favorable market conditions.

1 week ago - Yet the financial markets are running at all-time highs and U.S. GDP growth crested 4 percent in the last quarter, the opposite of what many economists predicted. Other indicators, however, are moving in the wrong direction: Unemployment is at a four-year high, inflation remains above target, and countries are seeking alternatives to the U.S. market. The administration has announced $12 billion in federal assistance to farmers on the losing end of trade disputes. Will 2026 be the year when tariffs begin to drag on the U.S.

3 days ago - At the big banks and the boutique investment shops, an optimistic consensus has taken hold: the US stock market will rally in 2026 for a fourth straight year, marking the longest winning streak in nearly two decades.

While the market has remained fairly strong toward the end of the year, AI stocks have sold off. Nvidia recently was down around 15% from its all-time high, giving investors a solid entry price on one of the best companies to own for 2026.