Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures inch up after US moves in Venezuela, arrest of Maduro

🏦 Fed’s Waller thinks inflation will start to fall in next 3–4 months and rates can come down at moderate pace

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller, who is on President Donald Trump’s shortlist to become the next Fed chair, said inflation is going to soften in the coming months, and that there is room for substantial rate cuts.

“I’m not particularly worried about it [inflation]. It’s above target, but I believe it will start coming down in the next three to four months,” Waller said during a talk at Yale University. MarketWatch reports.


🛢️ Chevron stock soars 8%. What analysts are saying about big oil companies after Maduro’s capture

Shares in the oil sector were flying on Monday, led by Chevron and ConocoPhillips, as investors scrambled to assess what the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. military over the weekend could mean for the industry.

Yet even as crude slipped modestly and U.S. stock futures were little changed, the energy sector itself appeared to be in buy-now, ask-questions-later mode. Shares of Chevron climbed 8% as ConocoPhillips rose 7%. Exxon Mobil gained 4%. MarketWatch reports.


🚢 This shipbuilder’s stock soars to a fresh record as company wins contract to produce a new type of Navy frigate

Shares of military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries were up sharply Monday, building on Friday’s surge that came after the U.S. Navy announced it had selected the company to design and build a new class of small warships.

The gains on Monday came as President Donald Trump also said that he had approved a plan for the U.S. Navy to construct new “Trump-class” warships intended to serve as flagships for the nation’s naval fleet. MarketWatch reports.


🤖 Foxconn’s Q4 revenue jumps 22% to record high on AI demand

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported record fourth-quarter revenue on Monday, driven by strong ​demand for artificial intelligence products.

Revenue for Nvidia's biggest server maker ‌and Apple's top iPhone assembler jumped 22.07% from the same quarter last year to T$2.6028 trillion ($82.73 billion), Foxconn said in a statement. Yahoo Finance reports.


🏠 Lennar stock (LEN) a top short idea at BofA — who else made the list?

Lennar (LEN) has been identified by Bank of America (BofA) as a top short idea for the first quarter, a contrarian call against a backdrop of generally positive recommendations within their U.S. stock selections.

This follows a year in which Lennar's stock price has fallen 17.35%, against a broadly bullish market.

This bearish outlook contrasts sharply with the nine “Buy”-rated stocks also featured in BofA's list, signaling a potentially challenging period ahead for the homebuilder.

BofA analysts have presented a focused list of ten short-term stock recommendations among U.S. equities, spanning nine distinct industries. Asktraders reports.


🏭 TSMC shares jump most since April after Goldman lifts target 35%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares climbed by the most since April, as the world’s largest contract chipmaker rides a continued wave of optimism over artificial intelligence demand into the new year.

Shares of the key supplier to Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc. jumped as much as 6.9% to touch a new record high in Taipei. That came after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its TSMC price target 35% to NT$2,330, citing expectations of another year of solid growth.

TSMC helped lead a broad charge in Asian tech stocks Monday as investors plow more cash into the AI theme despite concerns of overheating.

The sector was once again the biggest boost to regional equities as fear of missing out on further gains overcame concerns of short-term volatility in the wake of US strikes against Venezuela. Yahoo Finance reports.

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