Benzinga looked at the outlook for the favorite stocks of many investors over the past week – here’s a look at some of our biggest stories.
The US stock market continued its upward momentum, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq marking their third consecutive week of gains, up 0.96% and 3.34% respectively, while the Dow Jones edged down 0.6 %.
The technology and consumer discretionary sectors led the gains, supported by the strong performance of large-cap technology companies like Apple Inc. AAPL, Amazon.com Inc. AMZNAnd Meta Platforms Inc. META.
November labor market data showed a notable rebound, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 227,000, beating expectations and well above October’s revised figure of 36,000.
At the same time, consumer confidence, as measured by the University of Michigan, improved to its highest level in seven months, despite increased inflation concerns that have prompted some consumers to accelerate their purchases. purchases of durable goods.
Benzinga provides daily reports on the stocks most popular with investors. Here are some of the most bullish and bearish articles from the past week that are worth checking out.
The bulls
“‘Big Short’ Trader Danny Moses Gives Up on Shorting Tesla, Says It’s ‘Very Difficult to Short a Name That Doesn’t Trade on Fundamentals’,” by Anane Ashrafexplains that Danny Mosesknown in “The Big Short”, stopped shorting Tesla Inc. TSLAciting its action’s reliance on narrative promises like autonomous driving rather than financial fundamentals.
“Crypto Analyst Predicts Potential 212%-260% Increase in Dogecoin Value,” by Aniket Vermahighlights one analyst’s bullish projection for Dogecoin DOGE/USDforecasting a rise between $1.30 and $1.50 as a key macroeconomic target, which would reflect an increase of 212% to 260%, citing historical trends and market dynamics.
“GameStop Explodes as Roaring Kitty Returns to X: What Does Her Tweet Signal Ahead of Q3 Results?,” by Chris Katje signals an increase GameStop Corp. GME next stock Roaring Kitty’s (Keith Gil) return to X (formerly Twitter), sparking investor speculation with cryptic posts related to meme stock market dynamics ahead of company earnings.
For other bullish calls from the past week, check out the following:
JPMorgan bets on natural gas for 2025: modernizes ConocoPhillips and reduces 3 energy stocks
The bears
“Trump tariff plan risks causing economic pain for North America, warns Goldman Sachs,” by Piero Cingarinotes Goldman Sachs’ warning that that of Donald Trump proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports could reduce Canada’s GDP by 4%, Mexico’s by 3.5% and the United States’ by 0.4%, hitting companies like General Motors Company. General manager and high inflation.
“Biden targets China with new chip restrictions, Nvidia slips,” by Anusuya Lahirireports that the United States imposes stricter export controls on 140 Chinese semiconductor companies, including memory chip tools, impacting NVIDIA Corp. NVDA, Lam Research Corp. LRCXAnd Applied Materials Inc. AMATas part of a national security strategy.
“Peter Schiff Disputes Jim Cramer’s Bullish Bitcoin Stance, Claims Such Statements Are Made at Market Tops,” by Aniket Vermastrong points That of Peter Schiff criticism of Jim Cramer’s enthusiastic support for Bitcoin BTC/USD after surpassing $100,000, calling the remarks indicators of a market peak, while Cramer defended Bitcoin as a portfolio hedge similar to gold.
For more bearish views, be sure to check out these articles:
Shift4 Payments Stock Falls After CEO Jared Isaacman Appointed to NASA: What’s Happening?
How a possible rift between Elon Musk and Trump could impact Tesla and SpaceX: Cathie Wood weighs in
Sony-Honda EV dream collides with reality of Trump-backed policy shift ahead of 2026 U.S. launch
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