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In a decisive move that signals the government's refusal to back down from its multi-year pursuit of Big Tech, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officially filed a notice of appeal today, January 20, 2026. The appeal seeks to overturn a November 2025 district court ruling that had initially cleared Meta
It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holdiays. We're talking about making stock investing predictions for 2026. This week, the Fools each give their 2026 hot takes on specific parts of the stock market along with three stocks on their radar
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has sent a powerful signal to global markets, shattering growth expectations with a bullish 2026 guidance fueled by what leadership describes as "voracious" and "insatiable" demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips. In its January 15, 2026, earnings report,
As the sun rose over Manhattan on January 20, 2026, the financial district found itself navigating a paradoxical landscape of geopolitical tension and unprecedented corporate consolidation. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), the storied titan of investment banking, has effectively declared the "dealmaking winter" over, posting a blockbuster fourth-quarter and full-year 2025
As the financial world turns its gaze toward Netflix’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) Q4 2025 earnings report this week, the conversation has shifted from simple subscriber counts to a fundamental reimagining of the media landscape. Netflix enters this reporting period not just as the "King of Streaming," but as a predatory
The nuclear energy sector, once the darling of the artificial intelligence boom, faced a brutal reckoning this week as rumors of cloud infrastructure shifts turned into a stark regulatory reality. On Friday, January 16, 2026, shares of major independent power producers plummeted following a series of strategic pivots by Microsoft
As the dawn of 2026 breaks over Wall Street, the era of the "Magnificent 7" moving as a monolithic force has officially come to an end. Once the collective engine of the global equity markets, this elite group of technology titans is now defined more by its internal divisions than
As the financial world settles into early 2026, all eyes have turned toward Omaha, where Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) has just cemented its status as the world’s most formidable financial fortress. In a period defined by market volatility and shifting interest rate expectations, Berkshire’s recent financial disclosures
The momentum that propelled the stock market to record heights in early January came to a grinding halt in February 2025, as a "perfect storm" of persistent inflation and geopolitical policy shifts battered investor confidence. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite led the retreat, suffering a 4% decline—its worst monthly performance
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares are facing a brutal start to 2026, dropping significantly in early January as investors react to a harrowing set of sales figures from the European market. Following a year that many analysts are calling a "bloodbath" for the electric vehicle (EV) pioneer in the European
As the global financial markets enter the first month of 2026, the dealmaking environment has shifted from a tentative recovery into a full-scale renaissance. Following a monumental 2025 that saw aggregate merger and acquisition (M&A) values surge to over $5 trillion—the second-highest level in history—market analysts and
The high-flying utility sector faced a stark reality check on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as shares of Vistra Corp (NYSE:VST) tumbled 7.5%, closing at approximately $166.60. The sell-off was triggered by a sweeping White House intervention into the PJM Interconnection power grid, aimed at curbing rising electricity
The latest inflation data for December has arrived with a sense of stability that offers both a sigh of relief and a note of caution for the Federal Reserve. Headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained at 2.7%, while the core figure—which excludes the often-volatile food and energy sectors—
The "AI-driven energy trade," which dominated Wall Street headlines throughout 2024 and 2025, faced its harshest reality check to date this week. On January 16, 2026, shares of Constellation Energy (NASDAQ: CEG) plummeted 9.8%, marking the stock’s steepest single-day decline in nearly a year. The sell-off, which wiped
On Friday, January 16, 2026, Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) shares ignited a massive rally, surging 7.7% to reach a fresh all-time high of $368.50. This leap, which continued to stabilize through the morning of January 20, marks a definitive shift in the semiconductor landscape, as the "memory supercycle"
WASHINGTON, D.C. — January 20, 2026 — Exactly one year after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, a new kind of ticker tape is dominating the financial landscape. It isn't tracking the S&P 500 or the price of gold, but rather the specific syllables spoken by the Commander-in-Chief. [...]
As New York City enters the first weeks of the Zohran Mamdani administration, political analysts and financial traders alike are looking back at the 2025 mayoral race not just for its ideological shift, but as a watershed moment for the prediction market industry. For the first time in a major U.S. municipal election, real-time betting [...]
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global media and technology sectors, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) has officially entered the final stages of a $56.5 billion leveraged buyout (LBO). The deal, which was announced in late 2025 and is finalizing as of January 20, 2026, represents the
As of January 2026, the global technology landscape is recalibrating following the largest acquisition in the history of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The tech giant’s $32 billion definitive agreement to acquire cloud security leader Wiz marks a watershed moment for the industry, signaling a shift from general cloud infrastructure
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has delivered a resounding message to the financial world with its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings, reporting a massive $4.38 billion quarterly profit that signals a definitive end to the "dealmaking winter." The investment banking giant surpassed analyst expectations by a wide margin, fueled by a 25%
