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Lipper Alpha Insight
Thursday, February 5, 2026 3:52 PM EST
The 25Q4 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is 69.9%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is 79.8%.
In this article: IWM
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Article By:
Jack Scoville
Thursday, February 5, 2026 3:31 PM EST
Rice was higher again yesterday and trends are up. Traders anticipate less production this year in the U.S. and around the world due to low prices.
In this article: CORN, SOYB, WEAT
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Article By:
Menzie Chinn
Thursday, February 5, 2026 2:19 PM EST
Given this outlook, it’s not surprising that the outlook for capital investment is poor. Only 4% of respondents expected to increase farm machinery spending over the next 12 months.
In this article: DBA
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Article By:
Sramana Mitra
Thursday, February 5, 2026 2:08 PM EST
Microsoft recently announced strong quarterly results, but despite their performance, the market was not happy.
In this article: MSFT
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Article By:
ING Economics
Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:56 PM EST
An apparent slowdown in hiring suggests the Fed may have acted a little prematurely in downplaying the risks to the jobs aspect of its mandate at the January FOMC meeting.
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Article By:
Bespoke Investment Group
Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:49 PM EST
The recent wave of selling hitting the market has been thematic. The AI trade has taken its lumps, and crypto stocks have sold off sharply in tow.
In this article: BITCOMP
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We are starting to see the beginnings of deglobalization: Countries are increasingly at odds with each other. There is wider disparity among political parties.
Mag 7 earnings for Q4 2025 show a "mixed bag." While Meta and Amazon impressed with AI-driven growth, Microsoft and Alphabet faced scrutiny over massive AI capex, creating a performance gap among tech titans.
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged yesterday, as expected, but the challenges are increasing for identifying the right monetary policy for the path ahead.
Gold consolidates as weak U.S. labor data boosts expectations of Fed easing. Persistent geopolitical tensions and a well-defined long-term uptrend continue to support the bullish case.
The U.S. top marginal income tax rate has averaged 56% since 1913.
AMD shares drop sharply after missing revenue expectations, with technical patterns pointing to continued downside toward key support levels.
