US stocks are heading into 2026 with positive momentum and a host of bullish forecasts at their backs. For the fourth year of strong gains that many predict to play out, they must still overcome plenty of potential threats.
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A 40% slide in shares of Pop Mart from a peak in August shows growing worries that Labubu mania may be fading. Lackluster US Black Friday sales and cooling resale demand are also reviving comparisons to the 1990s Beanie Babies bust. (Source: Bloomberg)
With large caps still tracking bitcoin and high-beta assets already weakened, Glassnodeβs True Market Mean has become the line investors are watching most closely.
China Vanke Co. will meet Thursday with holders of a bond itβs trying to delay paying, with only four days until a grace period ends that could trigger a once-unthinkable default in the absence of an agreement to buy more time.
Hartmut Issel of UBS Wealth Management shares his outlook for 2026 in an interview on Bloomberg Television. He says "mixing things a bit, that's probably a good strategy for equity investors right now." (Source: Bloomberg)
Shares of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. fell the most in over a year, amid concerns that its $2.3 billion deal for a majority stake in East African Breweries Ltd. was overpriced and may postpone the Japanese companyβs share buyback.
Waymo LLC is reportedly in talks to raise a funding round that could more than double its valuation to $110 billion. CNBC late Tuesday cited sources as saying that the autonomous vehicle maker is seeking at least $15 billion in new financing. The investment is expected to be led by Alphabet Inc., Waβ¦
Oil extended gains after bouncing off a four-and-a-half-year low, as investors weighed geopolitical risks from Venezuela to Russia against a still-bearish supply outlook.