Notables |
| Notable Earnings Today: Anavex Life Sciences (Nasdaq: AVXL), Limoneira (Nasadq: LMNR). |
| Notable IPOs Today: Health In Tech, Inc. Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq: HIT), Translational Development Acquisition Corp. Units (Nasdaq: TDACU). |
| Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: The Community Shared Space (Honeycomb), Midwest Sad (Honeycomb), Artisaan (Honeycomb), SOJO Coffee Company (Honeycomb), Burghers Brewing Co (Honeycomb), Cold Friends Kitchen (Honeycomb), Krab Kingz Springfield (Honeycomb), Pahu (StartEngine), Porter Road (StartEngine), Voodoo Brewing Company (Honeycomb), Digbi Health (StartEngine). |
| Notable Economic Events Today: CB Consumer Confidence (10:00 a.m. ET). |
Trends to Watch |
| Roadblock: Bitcoin Posts Its First Weekly Decline Since Trump’s Victory (Bloomberg) |
| Good Question: With cooler-than-expected PCE, would the Fed’s dot plot have looked different? (CNBC) |
| Too Much Debt: This is America’s ‘fatal flaw’ as the US bubble gets ready to pop, market expert warns (Fortune) |
| No Coffee: Starbucks union strike expands to 9 states (CNN) |
| Down and Up: Bitcoin social sentiment drops to yearly low, signaling BTC breakout (Cointelegraph) |
Biggest 2024 Stock Market Lessons
After a great year for the markets in 2024, investors should remember several big lessons going into 2025 as discussed in a new episode of the Early Bird podcast.
Details: What was the big investing theme of 2024? Experts on the podcast described the year as “a bull market of everything” despite “a wall of worry” with the economy.
Technology stocks led the way in 2024. Alternative assets such as Bitcoin and gold also performed well this year.
Yes, But: Stocks in defensive sectors, including energy and basic materials, lagged the market in 2024.
Powering the Story: There was clearly room for expensive stocks to become more expensive. Also, investors who were too cautious got left behind in 2024. That’s because the market’s risk appetite is strong, and there’s increased money in the system. Passive investing was still a good idea.
Final Thoughts: What key takeaways from 2024 should investors focus on in 2025? Find out by listening to a new episode of the Early Bird podcast.
