The S&P 500 has posted gains of 15% or more for three consecutive years only eight times since 1926. There is no clear historical pattern as to what happens in the fourth year after a hot streak for the index. Investors should focus on a larger S&P 500 trend. 10 Stocks We Like More Than … Read more
A version of this post first appeared on TKer.co Wall Street strategists are almost unanimously upbeat about the earnings outlook. Their estimates for S&P 500 (^GSPC) earnings in 2026 range from $300 to $320 per share, implying 11% to 19% year-over-year growth from this year’s expected level. However, strategists are divided on valuations – in … Read more
BERLIN (AP) — European leaders are expected to bolster support for Ukraine on Monday as it faces pressure from Washington to quickly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal. After talks in Berlin on Sunday between US envoys and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian and European officials are set to continue a series of meetings in an … Read more
Nick Reiner, the son of famous Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, struggled with drug addiction and even lived on the streets for a while. An article from 2016 in People magazinedepicted Nick Reiner’s struggle with drugs and homelessness, despite being born into one of Hollywood’s most respected families (Nick’s paternal … Read more
On a stormy Monday in March 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven died after a long illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was ravaged by jaundice, his limbs and abdomen swollen and every breath a struggle. While his associates are shipping the personal belongings, they discover a document that Beethoven wrote a quarter … Read more
A Connecticut nonprofit has spent months preparing nearly 2,000 care packages filled with toiletries, snacks and handwritten cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas. Volunteers gathered at a local high school in mid-November to wrap everything in Christmas paper before shipping 1,139 boxes to service members in more than a dozen countries. Then 884 of them … Read more
Cathie Wood, head of Ark Investment Management, often buys stocks when they dip and sells after strong runs. She recently unloaded about $40 million from one of Ark’s top stocks as investors become more wary of a potential tech bubble. Wood earned a reputation after the Ark Innovation ETF delivered a 153% return in 2020. … Read more
Two of the three people charged in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Maria De La Rosa, a rising Latin singer known professionally as DELAROSA, may have set up the artist, according to a search warrant reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. The Nov. 22 shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. on Bryant Street east of … Read more
We all know about the Ferraris and Lamborghinis that make headlines with their limited production runs. But some of the rarest cars on American roads are hiding in plain sight, looking downright ordinary. These are the vehicles that most enthusiasts pass by without a second glance, but their production numbers are shockingly low. Whether it … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Even though Republican Brian Jack is only a first-term congressman, he’s become a regular in the Oval Office these days. As a top recruiter for his party’s campaign team, the Georgia native often reviews polls and biographies of potential candidates with President Donald Trump. Lauren Underwood, an Illinois congresswoman who does similar … Read more