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Stocks Boosted by Chip Demand Optimism

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Stocks Boosted by Chip Demand Optimism The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +0.26%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.32%…
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  • Q1 sales forecast stronger than expected

    80% confidence
  • S&P earnings growth is expected to climb by +8.4% in Q4

    80% confidence
  • The Fed needs to stay restrictive because he expects inflation pressures to continue through 2026

    80% confidence
  • Has been assured that Iran would stop killing protesters, signaling the US could hold off on a threatened military response

    80% confidence
  • Baker Hughes has the largest installed base of rotating and artificial lift equipment in Venezuela

    80% confidence
  • Sees providing power generation equipment for crude production in Venezuela as biggest immediate growth opportunity

    80% confidence
  • Excluding the Magnificent Seven megacap technology stocks, Q4 earnings are expected to increase by +4.6%

    80% confidence
  • 2026 capital expenditure forecast increased to $52 billion-$56 billion from $40.9 billion in 2025

    80% confidence
  • With inflation pressures still evident, my preferences would be to keep monetary policy modestly restrictive

    80% confidence
  • Has no plans to fire Fed Chair Powell despite a Justice Department probe into the central bank's renovation

    80% confidence
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