| | North American Lithium Demand is Skyrocketing… | | | | | I just made a big bet on a small cap lithium stock. And I'm going to share it with you today before anyone else.
It may be a small-cap stock—but it has a huge deposit. The kind you can see from the sky from Google Maps, it's that noticeable.
It's trading under $6 —a steal for a major or mid-tier mining company.
Lithium is becoming one of the most sought-after critical minerals on the planet.
China is the behemoth in the room, but the US Government is taking drastic measures.
Click here to get the stock ticker. | | | | | | DOW 38,049.13 | +0.64% | | | | S&P 4,894.16 | +0.53% | | | | NASDAQ 15,510.50 | +0.18% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Markets traded higher on Thursday, following a strong GDP report. | | • | Oil rallied 2.8 percent, closing at $77.22 per barrel. | | • | Gold rose 0.2 percent, ending trading at $2,020 per ounce. | | • | Cryptocurrencies trended mixed, with bitcoin at $39,822 at the stock market close. | | | | | | | | | | Invest With Companies Going Back to their Core Strengths | | | | Often, a company will start to make changes over the years to better respond to consumer tastes. If those tastes are cyclical, they may change back over time. Or companies may discover that those tastes are too costly to serve. That can lead to a company restructuring on what has been its core strength. This is seen every few years with fast food companies, as they expand menus, only to contract them again in time. . » FULL STORY | | | | | | Insider Activity Report: Compass Minerals (CMP) | | | | Joseph Reece, a director at Compass Minerals (CMP), recently added 5,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 13 percent, and came to a total cost of $106,200. This is the first insider buy since September, when the company's Chief Commercial Officer bought 3,503 shares, paying just over $94,000. Going back to 2022, company insiders were more active as buyers, including buys from the company President and CEO. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Option Activity: Ally Financial (ALLY) | | | | Consumer lender Ally Financial (ALLY) is up 12 percent over the past year, lagging the overall market's returns. One trader sees shares rising in the coming weeks. That's based on the March $39 calls. With 48 days until expiration, 4,261 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 104, for a 41-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.65 to make the bullish bet.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | • | Money Market Funding Slows as Interest Rates Decline
Interest rates have started to come down in the past few months in anticipation of the Federal Reserve cutting rates. That's led to lower returns on conservative investments such as money market funds. After seeing a large inflow while rates were rising, the trend has slowed, even as other assets such as the stock market have hit new fresh highs. | | | | • | Ring Reveres Policy on Police Requests for Footage
Ring, the doorbell company owned by Amazon (AMZN) following a $1 billion acquisition in 2015, is reversing its policy on allowing police to request user footage in the Neighbors app. Before 2021, police could privately message users and ask for footage in the apps. | | | | • | Ackman Acquires Stake in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman has acquired a 5 percent stake in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, following a share sale. The TASE expects to generate $65 million from its sale, which will be used to invest in improving its technology infrastructure. | | | | • | Chinese Stocks Rise on Government Stimulus
Chinese stocks have had a rocky start to the year, with most stocks continuing to decline. China's slowing economy and ongoing real estate crisis continue to weigh on the markets, but have seen some relief in the past few days following the announcement of stimulus measures out of Beijing. | | | | • | Tesla Reports Slowing Numbers
Tesla Motors (TSLA) reported slowing sales in the final quarter of 2024, missing expectations. The company also reported that its solar business is in steep decline, down 36 percent in 2023 compared to 2022. That marks the worst year for that division since 2023, and overall deployments are down 59 percent. | | | | | | TOP | | URI | 12.956% | | | AAL | 10.266% | | | IBM | 9.487% | | | RMD | 8.482% | | | WRB | 7.182% | | | BOTTOM | | TSLA | 12.125% | | | HUM | 11.69% | | | BA | 5.721% | | | MOH | 4.444% | | | UNH | 3.864% | | | | | | | | | We see a recovery in M&A and capital market activity as an important theme for 2024. Financial conditions are starting to improve with lower rates, credit market is fully functional, corporate fundamentals are solid and a strong USD may prompt more cross-regional deals. | | - Emmanuel Cau, analyst at Barclays, on why the markets may continue to trend higher this year as conditions improve for more mergers and acquisitions by companies. | | |
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