Rickety power grids are slowing down economic growth and the fifth La Niña in six years is looming on today's Green Daily https://t.co/mF5tnMx7Yr ...

Core Insights - The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time in 2025, leading to a rally in U.S. stocks, which is seen as a relief for investors amid high inflation concerns [2][4] - The Fed is optimistic about inflation slowing to 2.4% and economic growth accelerating to 2.3% by the end of 2026, which is favorable for the broader market [3][7] Consumer Discretionary Stocks - **Brightstar Lottery PLC**: Expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 17.9%, with a Zacks Consensus Estimate improvement of 29.5% over the last 60 days, currently holding a Zacks Rank 2 [8] - **Las Vegas Sands Corp.**: Anticipated earnings growth rate is 30%, with a Zacks Consensus Estimate increase of 10.5% over the last 60 days, currently rated as a Zacks Rank 1 (Strong Buy) [9][10] - **Roku, Inc.**: Projected earnings growth rate exceeds 100%, with a Zacks Consensus Estimate improvement of 83.3% over the past 60 days, currently holding a Zacks Rank 2 [11] - **Kontoor Brands, Inc.**: Expected earnings growth rate is 12.5%, with a slight improvement of 0.7% in the Zacks Consensus Estimate over the last 60 days, currently rated as a Zacks Rank 2 [12]

Market Trends - The rapid increase in small-cap stocks is driven by declining interest rates and economic expansion [1]

Bloomberg The fast-paced rally in small caps, sidelined for much of this year, has been fueled by a combination of falling interest rates and economic growth — dual tailwinds that many on Wall Street see as likely to propel the riskier group to market leading gains next year. The third Federal Reserve rate cut in as many meetings, and the prospect of more easing to come, has driven the Russell 2000 Index to outperform the S&P 500 Index for a fourth straight week, which ties for the longest such stretch i ...

Switzerland lifts the growth outlook for next year on the back of its trade deal with the US https://t.co/4vfS0FpFlv ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping lashed out at inflated growth numbers and vowed to crack down on the pursuit of “reckless” projects that have no purpose except showing superficial results https://t.co/RGu4LKbUJb ...

A hard truth of financial markets is that politics will cloud your judgement and lead to bad decision-making.Democrats believe inflation will be over 5% in a year and Republicans believe it will be under 1.5%.Democrats believe the economy is headed towards the Great Depression and Republicans believe an economic utopia is right around the corner.The truth is always somewhere in the middle.The US economy is very strong. GDP growth is accelerating. Real wages are growing, housing prices have started to come d ...

分组1 - The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year, bringing the federal funds rate to a range of 3.5-3.75%, which has led to a rally in U.S. stocks [1][3][9] - The Fed's decision comes despite ongoing high inflation, indicating a shift in focus towards supporting economic growth [4][5] - The Fed projects inflation to slow to 2.4% and economic growth to accelerate to 2.3% by the end of 2026, which is seen as positive for the broader market [6] 分组2 - Brightstar Lottery PLC (BRSL) has an expected earnings growth rate of 17.9% for the current year, with a Zacks Consensus Estimate improvement of 29.5% over the last 60 days [7] - Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) is expected to see a 30% earnings growth rate this year, with a 10.5% improvement in earnings estimates over the last 60 days [8] - Roku, Inc. (ROKU) is projected to have an earnings growth rate of over 100% for the current year, with an 83.3% improvement in earnings estimates over the past 60 days [10] - Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) has an expected earnings growth rate of 12.5%, with a slight improvement of 0.7% in earnings estimates over the last 60 days [11]

talking about the economy and maybe what the Fed's going to do. Uh we're going to talk about that, the markets, uh and everything else. Want to bring in David Servos.He is chief market strategist at Jeffre, a CNBC contributor. Uh good morning to you. We'll talk to Austin Goldby later.I'm curious what you thought of what you heard earlier this week from the Federal Reserve and uh what you think it portends and were you surprised that the equity markets actually moved up on the back of this news. You [clears ...

The Financial Stability Council voted to adopt changes that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who chairs the council, put forth Thursday, including scaling back “undue burdens” that he argues dent economic growth. “In the past, efforts to safeguard the financial system have resulted in burdensome and often duplicative regulations,” said Bessent. “Policymakers have not routinely considered the cumulative burdens of regulatory and supervisory regimes … or how a failure to modernize regulations can hurt bo ...