📈 Stocks / Finance

Stocks Hold Near Records as Santa Rally Builds

Yahoo Finance

Stocks hover near record highs as the Santa Claus rally continues. Markets gained last week, and analysts expect momentum into 2026 despite worries about tech valuations, uneven economic growth, and global tensions. Investors await jobs data and Fed minutes this week.

Wall Street’s 3 Favorite Dividend Picks for 2026

CNBC

Top analysts favor Chevron, Darden Restaurants and Ares Capital for 2026, pointing to solid dividends and growth potential as lower interest rates push investors toward steady income.

Wall Street Says the Rally Isn’t a Bubble — Yet

Yahoo Finance

Strategists say stocks can keep rising despite AI bubble fears. Tech and chip leaders like Nvidia and Google are driving gains, while experts see earnings growth spreading beyond the Magnificent 7 and lifting the broader market in 2026.

🪙 Crypto

Coinbase: Three Forces Shaping Crypto in 2026

CoinDesk

Coinbase says crypto’s direction in 2026 will come from three areas: futures trading shaping prices, prediction markets becoming more useful, and stablecoins driving everyday payments. These structural shifts matter more than hype cycles.

🌎 Global Economy

5 Major Risks Facing the 2026 Global Economy

Republic 

Analysts warn of five big risks for 2026: an AI investment bust, a return of inflation from power and supply strains, shifting Trump-era tariffs, a potential Ukraine peace deal reshaping energy markets, and oil spikes from global tensions.

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