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S&P 500 5,996 (+0.38%) Nasdaq 19,287 (+0.09%) Dow 43,989 (+0.59%) Bitcoin 76,564 (+0.78%) |
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Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) reached new all-time levels over the weekend, to over $81,000. Fool analyst Bernd Schmid notes: “No guarantees here, but November 5th might have marked the start of the crypto euphoria phase.” |
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Today’s headlines are talking about $100,000 by inauguration day: When Bitcoin hit an early peak of $20,000 in 2018, some analysts thought it could reach $100,000+. They were laughed at…
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Halftime score: It’s only five years since Harvard professor Kenneth Rogoff suggested there was more chance of seeing $100 than $100,000 in the next decade.
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The stock market just had its best week of 2024, with all three indexes hitting record highs. The S&P 500 has posted its best 10-month run in an election year since 1936, briefly topping 6,000 points on Friday. |
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Election year successes: Only once in an election year have stocks ended the year lower, and that was during the dot-com crash.
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In September, we asked when Fools believed the S&P 500 might reach 6,000: A majority of 54% responded “in 2025,” and 30% said “before 2025.”
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Tuesday brings Q3 earnings from Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) with analysts predicting an earnings per share (EPS) rise to $1.74. It comes after the company missed its Q2 target for monthly active users. |
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Up 42% in the past 12 months, and 3,293% since IPO in 2015: Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) also reports Tuesday, after four quarters of earnings beats. Analysts expect flat EPS, after positive guidance at Q2 time.
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Retail bellwether: Home Depot (NYSE:HD) posts the same day. After a Q2 earnings beat, estimates show an EPS drop to $3.65 on the back of slowing consumer demand.
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It’s the turn of Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) on Thursday, with the company expected to post a fall in EPS in its fourth quarter. Estimates show $1.09, from Q3’s $1.39. |
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Streaming services recently reported profitability for the first time: Investors expect further streaming gains, and will hope for better news from theme parks after a challenging previous quarter for that segment.
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“In my opinion, the best businesses will make cancellation part of their service and brand”: Fool analyst Seth Jayson recently highlighted how a new rule “requiring businesses [like Disney+] to make canceling at least as easy as signing up is getting fierce blowback. The protesting businesses claim that onerous cancellation procedures are good for consumers.”
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Eyes will turn to the October consumer price index (CPI) print due Wednesday. Year-over-year inflation is predicted at 2.5%, up from 2.4% in September. |
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An update on the U.S. economy: A producer price index (PPI) update will follow on Thursday. And Friday will bring retail sales figures, with a rise of 0.3% expected after 0.4% last month.
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“We don’t think it’s a good time to be doing a lot of forward guidance”: Fed chair Jerome Powell, staying tight-lipped for now, will speak on the latest economic outlook on Thursday.
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