Market Overview - The first full trading week of 2026 saw a strong rebound in U.S. stocks, with major indexes closing at or near record highs despite geopolitical tensions and mixed economic signals [2] - Major benchmarks ended the week higher, with the Dow Jones up 2.3% to close at 49,504.07, S&P 500 up 1.6% to 6,966.28, and Nasdaq Composite up 1.9% to 23,671.35 [3] Economic Indicators - A softer-than-expected December jobs report indicated fewer jobs added but a decrease in unemployment to 4.4%, reinforcing expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts later in the year [4] - Economic data provided a mixed but dovish signal, keeping hopes for rate cuts alive [9] Sector Performance - There was a notable rotation from overextended tech/growth stocks to cyclical and value-oriented sectors, with materials and industrials leading gains [4] - Utilities and housing-related stocks surged, with homebuilders like D.R. Horton, PulteGroup, and Lennar seeing significant increases of 7.8%, 7.3%, and 8.8% respectively, following President Trump's directive on mortgage bond purchases [5] - Energy stocks experienced volatility but ended positively, with oil prices (WTI and Brent) rising over 3% amid supply concerns from Venezuela, Russia, Iraq, and Iran [5] Corporate Developments - Semiconductors showed mixed performance, with Intel surging nearly 11% after positive remarks from President Trump, while some AI-related stocks faced pressure [7] - Home improvement and power/utilities sectors showed strength, with companies like Home Depot and Vistra gaining significantly [10] Geopolitical Context - The geopolitical spotlight on Venezuela initially boosted defense and energy sectors, but markets quickly priced in the event as contained [7] - Ongoing anti-government protests in Iran have led to significant unrest, impacting communications and public services [8]

周度热点事件回顾 本周美国CES展会如期举办，AI板块催化密集；2025年12月中国制造业PMI超预期回暖至50.1%，重回荣枯线上方。A股方面，今年首个交易日交投情绪活 跃，上证指数开门红并再次突破4000点大关，周二、周三涨势持续，周四微幅回撤，周五突破4100点关口，再创十年新高，成交量也明显放大；本周国防 军工、传媒板块表现较好，而银行、交通运输板块相对较弱。 1 2 02 周度行情回顾 本周三大指数悉数上涨。本周（1月5日至9日）上证指数上涨3.82%，深证成指上涨4.4%，创业板指上涨3.89%。 成交额方面，本周A股日均成交额约为2.85万亿元，环比上周均值上升33.7%。 行业方面， 国防军工、传媒、有色金属、计算机、医药领涨，累计收益率分别为14.56%、13.55%、8.66%、8.42%、7.7%；银行、交通运输、石油石化、 农林牧渔、通信的表现相对滞后，累计收益率分别为-1.88%、-0.03%、0.17%、0.99%、1.61%。 图2：近5个交易日，主要宽基及行业类ETF累计净申赎概览 01 3 ETF资金流方面，最近5个交易日（2025年12月31日至2026年1月8日）累计净流 ...

For some service members, the action they’re seeing isn’t on the battlefield — it’s in the markets. While some are making big money through high-risk stock trading and other short-term, risky investments, others worry that this approach might not end well. A recent Wall Street Journal article reports that military bases and barracks “are fertile ground for investing frenzies,” since they’re “full of young people — many already natural risk-takers — with time to kill, disposable income and few taboos” (1). ...

Photographer: Nick Paleologos/Bloomberg If the tumultuous first 10 days of 2026 have convinced investors in Europe and Asia of anything, it’s that defense stocks are poised for another strong year. In Ukraine, January has brought fresh attacks as the war pushes deep into another winter. But it’s the US swoop on Venezuela to capture its leader and Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that America should control Greenland rather than NATO partner Denmark that have caused the most alarm. Most Read from Blo ...

The new year is off to a wild start, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 (SPX) notching records earlier this week following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which boosted the defense and energy sectors. The blue-chip index backpedaled from its first ever close above the psychologically significant 49,000 level, though, as President Donald Trump moved to stop defense companies from issuing dividends and stock buybacks and oversupply fears dinged oil prices.After no ...

Key Takeaways Trump proposes a $1.5T U.S. military budget for 2027, up from $901B this year.Defense stocks NOC, LMT and RTX jumped 2.39%, 4.34%, and 0.78% on budget news.ETFs in defense, cybersecurity, AI, manufacturing and space may benefit from higher spending.Recent U.S. military operations in Venezuela, Trump’s renewed focus on acquiring Greenland, even through military action, and persistent tensions across the Middle East and Asia’s key flashpoints highlight an increasingly fragile and complex geopoli ...

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U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 200 points on Friday.Shares of CG Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CGON) rose sharply during Friday's session after the company announced an expedited timeline for the topline data readout now expected in the first half of 2026 for the Phase 3 PIVOT-006 clinical trial comparing adjuvant intravesical cretostimogene grenadenorepvec versus surveillance in patients with intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.CG Oncology shares jumped 21.8% to $5 ...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” on Thursday, Sarat Sethi, DCLA managing partner and portfolio manager, named Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), saying, “I think you got great tailwinds in the wealth management business.”According to recent reports, Morgan Stanley announced plans to launch a digital wallet in the second half of 2026, expanding its push into digital assets and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. JPMorgan analyst Kian Abouhossein maintained a Neutral rating on Morgan Stanley and raised ...

Group 1 - Defense spending has become a crucial focus amid the context of Cold War II, despite general voter unpopularity towards war [1] - The primary objective in this environment is risk management, as state actors navigate increasingly fragmented geopolitical landscapes [1]