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Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency based on the popular "Doge" Internet meme and features a Shiba Inu on its logo. Dogecoin is a Litecoin fork. Introduced as a "joke currency" on 6 December 2013, Dogecoin quickly developed its own online community and reached a capitalization of US$60 million in January 2014. Compared with other cryptocurrencies, Dogecoin had a fast initial coin production schedule: 100 billion coins were in circulation by mid-2015, with an additional 5.256 billion coins every year thereafter. As of 30 June 2015, the 100 billionth Dogecoin had been mined.   Dogecoin was created by Billy Markus from Portland, Oregon and  Jackson Palmer from Sydney, Australia. Both wanted to create a fun cryptocurrency that will appeal beyond the core Bitcoin audience. Dogecoin is primarily used as a tipping system on Reddit and Twitter where users tip each other for creating or sharing good content. The community is very active in organising fundraising activities for deserving causes.  The developers of Dogecoin haven’t made any major changes to the coin since 2015. This means that Dogecoin could get left behind and is why Shibas are leaving Dogecoin to join more advanced platforms like Ethereum. One of Dogecoin strengths is its relaxed and fun-loving community. However, this is also a weakness because other currencies are way more professional.  To purchase Dogecoin, it involves downloading a crypto wallet, setting up a crypto exchange account and then trading away for your desired crypto currency. Once we have set up an account with a DOGE currency exchange and deposited some funds, you are ready to start trading.

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Dogecoin is experiencing renewed investor enthusiasm, fueled by expectations that tax loss selling has concluded and a general bullish sentiment for the new year. The community is actively discussing a potential "alt season," with many anticipating significant price appreciation towards targets of $1 or even $5, driven by rumored future utility on platforms like X. Investors are expressing both excitement and impatience for a "moonshot" as money flows back into the crypto market.

Ripple is the catchall name for the cryptocurrency platform, the transactional protocol for which is actually XRP, in the same fashion as Ethereum is the name for the platform that facilitates trades in Ether. Like other cryptocurrencies, Ripple is built atop the idea of a distributed ledger network which requires various parties to participate in validating transactions, rather than any singular centralized authority. That facilitates transactions all over the world, and transfer fees are far cheaper than the likes of bitcoin. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, XRP transfers are effectively immediate, requiring no typical confirmation time.  Ripple was originally founded by a single company, Ripple Labs, and continues to be backed by it, rather than the larger network of developers that continue bitcoin’s development. It also doesn’t have a fluctuating amount of its currency in existence. Where bitcoin has a continually growing pool with an eventual maximum, and Ethereum theoretically has no limit, Ripple was created with all of its 100 billion XRP tokens right out of the gate. That number is maintained with no mining and most of the tokens are owned and held by Ripple Labs itself — around 60 billion at the latest count.  Even at the recently reduced value of around half a dollar per XRP, that means Ripple Labs is currently sitting on around $20 billion worth of the cryptocurrency (note: Ripple’s price crashed hard recently, and may be worth far less than $60 billion by time you read this). It holds 55 billion XRP in an escrow account, which allows it to sell up to a billion per month if it so chooses in order to fund new projects and acquisitions. Selling such an amount would likely have a drastic effect on the cryptocurrency’s value, and isn’t something Ripple Labs plans to do anytime soon.  In actuality, Ripple Labs is looking to leverage the technology behind XRP to allow for faster banking transactions around the world. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are built on the idea of separating financial transactions from the financial organizations of traditional currencies, Ripple is almost the opposite in every sense.  XRP by Ripple price can be found on this page alongside the market capitalization and additional stats.

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XRP is trending with renewed bullish sentiment after recently surpassing the significant $2 threshold, sparking widespread community excitement. Discussions are centered on anticipated regulatory clarity from the impending "Clarity Act" and increasing institutional engagement, including major asset managers identifying XRP Ledger as foundational to digital asset portfolios, alongside Ripple's strategic escrow management.

Palantir Technologies, Inc. engages in the business of building and deploying software platforms that serve as the central operating systems for its customers. It operates through the Commercial and Government segments. The Commercial segment focuses on customers working in non-government industries. The Government segment is involved in providing services to customers that are the United States government and non-United States government agencies. Its platforms are widely used in areas such as defense, intelligence, healthcare, energy, and financial services, supporting data integration, large-scale analytics, and operational decision-making. The company was founded by Alexander Ceadmon Karp, Peter Andreas Thiel, Stephen Cohen, Joseph Lonsdale, and Nathan Dale Gettings in 2003 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

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Palantir Technologies Inc

Palantir Technologies is trending amidst a notable price pullback, which many in the community are attributing to profit-taking and portfolio rebalancing at the start of the new year. This has intensified the long-standing debate around its premium valuation, with bullish investors eager to buy the dip for its AI growth potential, while bears highlight concerns about its extended metrics. The stock continues to be a focal point for discussion due to its volatility and divergent investor sentiment regarding its future trajectory.

TOSHI

TOSHI is trending with renewed optimism, fueled by recent community engagement with Coinbase's CEO regarding potential support for Base ecosystem projects and broader regulatory clarity for cryptocurrency adoption. As the 'Face of Base,' the community is actively accumulating, anticipating future listings and emphasizing TOSHI's foundational utility within a recovering crypto market.

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. engages in data-driven decision dominance and advanced analytics that provide its customers with a competitive advantage in a world driven by data that is growing in terms of volume, variety, and velocity. The firm operationalizes artificial intelligence and machine learning at scale through its end-to-end data analytics platform. It deploys its observe, orient and dominate products to customers throughout the defense, intelligence, and commercial markets. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

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BigBear.ai is trending after it finalized the Ask Sage acquisition, enhancing its secure generative AI offerings for government and defense sectors, and significantly reduced debt through convertible note conversions. This strategic strengthening of its balance sheet and AI capabilities is fueling bullish community discussions about future contracts and growth, although concerns regarding share dilution from these moves are also prominent.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. engages in providing technology infrastructure and marketing reach. It operates through the following business segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others segments. The Core Commerce segment consists of platforms operating in retail and wholesale. The China Commerce segment includes China commerce retail and wholesale businesses. The International Commerce segment focuses on international commerce retail and wholesale businesses. The Local Consumer Services segment is involved in To-Home businesses, which include Ele.me, local services and delivery platform, and Taoxianda, and To-Destination segment businesses which include Amap, the provider of mobile digital map, navigation and real-time traffic information, and restaurant and local services guide platform. The Cainiao segment has Cainiao Network and offers domestic and international one-stop-shop logistics services and supply chain management solution. The Cloud segment includes Alibaba Cloud and DingTalk. The company was founded by Chung Tsai and Yun Ma on June 28, 1999 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

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Alibaba is trending as it deepens its commitment to AI, notably through a cornerstone investment in the MiniMax IPO and strategic moves in AI chip acquisition. Community sentiment is mixed, with many anticipating a significant technical breakout and re-rating for the "undervalued" stock amid broader China tech rebound, while others remain cautious regarding geopolitical factors and the impact of heavy AI spending on margins.

NIO, Inc. is a holding company which engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles. Its products include the EP9 supercar and ES8 7-seater SUV. It provides users with home charging, power express valet services, and other power solutions including access to public charging, access to power mobile charging trucks, and battery swapping. It also offers other value-added services such as service package, battery payment arrangement, and vehicle financing and license plate registration. The company was founded by Bin Li and Li Hong Qin on November 28, 2014 and is headquartered in Jiading, China.

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NIO Inc

NIO is trending after reporting record vehicle deliveries for December and the fourth quarter, pushing the company closer to anticipated profitability and its one-millionth cumulative EV milestone. Despite this operational strength, investors are actively debating why the stock's price action seems decoupled from its fundamentals, leading to widespread frustration over perceived market manipulation. This ongoing conversation highlights a strong belief in NIO's long-term potential contrasted by skepticism regarding its immediate market performance.

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NONJA CRYPTO is trending as community members position it as the premier meme coin on the Injective ($INJ) blockchain, which is widely regarded as an undervalued ecosystem with strong fundamentals and institutional interest, including pending ETF filings. The bullish sentiment for $NONJA stems from its active and resilient community, high burned liquidity, and perception as a high-leverage play on the anticipated growth of $INJ. Many participants believe it offers significant upside potential within the broader Injective ecosystem.

AST Spacemobile, Inc. engages in building a broadband cellular network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on an extensive IP and patent portfolio. It focuses on providing mobile broadband services with global coverage to all end-users, without the need to purchase special equipment. The company was founded by Abel Avellan on May 31, 2017 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

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AST SpaceMobile is trending sharply upward following the successful launch and early orbit operations of its BlueBird 6 satellite, with partners like AT&T confirming plans for satellite-based broadband services in 2026. Community sentiment is overwhelmingly bullish, fueled by the company's patented direct-to-device technology, anticipated further satellite launches, and expectations for significant military contracts, contributing to a strong squeeze narrative. Investors widely view 2026 as a pivotal year for commercial deployment in the burgeoning space connectivity sector.

Tesla, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems. It operates through the Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage segments. The Automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacture, sale, and lease of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits. The Energy Generation and Storage segment is involved in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and lease of solar energy generation, energy storage products, and related services and sales of solar energy systems incentives. The company was founded by Jeffrey B. Straubel, Elon Reeve Musk, Martin Eberhard, and Marc Tarpenning on July 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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Tesla is actively discussed following recent vehicle delivery figures, which marked a second consecutive annual decline in sales and saw Chinese rival BYD surpass it in global electric vehicle sales. Community sentiment is notably divided, with many expressing concerns over slowing EV demand, intensified competition, and the company's valuation amidst a perceived shift in focus towards AI and robotics, while others anticipate a market rebound from an oversold position.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Semiconductor and memory stocks outperformed, with strong gains in flash-memory and AI-linked names tied to CES and data-center demand.</li><li>Consumer discretionary shares weighed on broader indexes following weak auto sales and pressure in large-cap retail.</li><li>Tariff relief boosted furniture and home-furnishings stocks.</li></ul>U.S. stocks traded mixed on Friday as gains in semiconductor and AI shares were offset by weakness in consumer discretionary names, keeping broader indexes near flat as investors digested tariff news and early-year market signals.At the time of writing, the S&amp;P 500 was down 0.2%, the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Chips And AI Lift The Tape</h2>Semiconductor stocks led the upside. Advanced Micro Devices climbed 3.5% ahead of CEO Lisa Su’s CES appearance next week, while Nvidia rose 1.8% with CEO Jensen Huang set to headline multiple CES events.&nbsp;Flash-memory stocks outperformed, with <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/micron-stock-hits-record-high-as-bernstein-sees-biggest-price-upcycle-driving-memory-boom/cmxVEa8RE6z">Micron Technology touching a record high</a> after jumping as much as 8.8% and Sandisk surging up to 13%. Palantir and Microsoft also advanced, tracking optimism around AI spending.<h2 class="st-heading-2">AI Optimism Shapes The Outlook</h2>Supporting the rally in AI-linked stocks,&nbsp;Wedbush’s Dan Ives said&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/dan-ives-tech-stocks-rally-up-to-25-in-2026/cmxVIAdR4Gc">AI is entering its monetization phase</a> and that gains are likely to extend beyond Big Tech.&nbsp;He described AI as being at an inflection point, with second, third, and fourth-order effects beginning to emerge, and said Tesla and Nvidia are among the best-positioned names in physical AI. Ives also said tech stocks could rise 20% to 25% in 2026, with Huang’s CES keynote expected to help set the tone for the year ahead.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Consumer Stocks Drag</h2>The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq turned lower as consumer discretionary shares fell. Amazon declined 2.3%, while Tesla slid about 1.6% after reporting a&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/tesla-q4-2025-deliveries/cmxV2RmRE6p">second straight annual drop</a> in vehicle sales. By contrast, Caterpillar and Boeing rose, helping keep the Dow in positive territory.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Tariffs And Early-Year Signals</h2>Furniture retailers rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump delayed planned tariff increases on upholstered furniture, cabinets, and vanities for another year. Wayfair, Williams-Sonoma, and RH all posted solid gains.Adding some historical perspective, Ryan Detrick of Carson Group noted&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/RyanDetrick/status/2007100562631004527">in a post on X</a> that the S&amp;P 500 has finished lower on both the last day of the year and the first day of the new year for three straight years, matching a streak last seen in the mid-1990s, a period he said was “not the worst time for bulls.”<h2 class="st-heading-2">How Did Stocktwits Users React?</h2>On Stocktwits, retail sentiment for the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) and the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was ‘bullish’ amid ‘normal’ message volume, while sentiment for the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) was ‘bearish’ amid ‘low’ message volume.Over the past 12 months,<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY"> SPY</a> is up 18% and&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">QQQ</a> has gained 20%, while&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">DIA</a> is up 15%.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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US Stocks Tread Water As AI And Chip Rally Clashes With Consumer Weakness: Tesla, Amazon, Micron, Nvidia Among Top Movers

Major U.S. indexes held near flat levels as investors balanced strength in technology-linked sectors against ongoing pressure in consumer-facing stocks.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>In a year-end letter, Instagram’s Adam Mosseri acknowledges that AI content is flooding social media.</li><li>He says audiences will gravitate toward creators they trust and ‘raw’ content in the future.</li><li>Instagram is considering labeling content at the moment of capture and other platform tweaks to better surface authentic, non-AI content.&nbsp;</li></ul>Adam Mosseri, the head of&nbsp;Meta Platforms’ Instagram, has acknowledged what many users have sensed for some time: AI-generated and overly polished content is increasingly dominating social media feeds, making posts look slicker but also more uniform, and, at times, less inspiring.“Authenticity is becoming infinitely reproducible” as AI content tools improve, and “the feeds are starting to fill up with synthetic everything,” Mosseri said in his year-end&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.com/@mosseri/post/DS76UiklIDf">letter</a>, posted on Threads.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Authenticity Over Opulence</h2>In this environment, creators who have earned their audience’s trust will matter even more, as user-generated, independent content overtakes that produced by media organisations and institutions.The trend has far-reaching implications for digital content and creators, coming at a time when independent creators and content businesses have exploded and now form a core pillar of the advertising business.Mosseri admitted the changing landscape, saying that success will hinge on uniqueness rather than production skills. “The bar is going to shift from ‘can you create?’ to ‘can you make something that only you could create?’ That’s the new gate.”He pointed out that the polished feed aesthetic is slowly being replaced by raw, imperfect content—“Rawness isn’t just aesthetic preference anymore—it’s proof (of non-AI content)”—and that more people are sharing stories and direct messages featuring blurry photos and shaky videos.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Instagram’s Dominant Position</h2>Instagram has 3 billion monthly active users, over one-third of the world population, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-ceo-zuckerberg-says-instagram-has-grown-3-billion-monthly-active-users-2025-09-24/">disclosed</a> in September. Industry estimates put TikTok’s MAUs at around 1.6 billion.&nbsp;In an October earnings call, Zuckerberg announced that Instagram and Facebook Reels had surpassed a $50 billion annual run rate. According to Sensor Tower&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-reels-revenue-ade4179e">data</a>, users spend an average of 27 minutes a day on Instagram Reels, 21 minutes on YouTube Shorts, and 44 minutes on TikTok.The social media giant, which earns&nbsp;most of its revenue from online advertising, is clocking record revenue growth. The topline increased 26% to $51.2 billion in the last quarter, with an operating margin of over 40%. On Stocktwits,&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/META">META</a> had a ‘bearish’ retail sentiment reading on Friday.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Mosseri’s Workaround</h2>Admitting that identifying AI-generated content would become even harder, Mosseri discussed tweaks to help users discover authentic creators and content on Instagram.&nbsp;The company will “work with manufacturers” – likely camera firms – to verify authenticity at the moment of capture, and will surface more context about creator accounts so users can judge trustworthiness. Instagram will also offer more powerful creative tools to creators.&nbsp;With powerful AI video-generation tools — from OpenAI’s Sora to Google’s Nano Banana — now at creators’ fingertips and camera makers such as GoPro feeding vast troves of video data into AI training, AI-generated video is poised to explode“The creators who can maintain trust and signal authenticity—by being real, transparent, and consistent—will stand out,” Mosseri said.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/china-tech-is-back-ai-boom-drives-hong-kong-stocks-to-best-run-in-8-years/cmxN6jnRE6L">China Tech Is Back — AI Boom Drives Hong Kong Stocks To Best Run In 8 Years</a>

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Instagram’s Head Admits AI Poses Threat To ‘Authentic Content’, Says Success Will Hinge On This Factor

He pointed out that the polished feed aesthetic is slowly being replaced by raw, imperfect content.

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China Tech Is Back — AI Boom Drives Hong Kong Stocks To Best Run In 8 Years

Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 26.7% – its best annual gain since 2017 – while the Shanghai Composite Index climbed 19.7%, its best performance in six years.

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Shopify’s AI Push Paid Off Handsomely In 2025 — Will The New Year Usher In More Gains?

 Building on AI, Shopify has become an e-commerce platform that helps small businesses and merchants on its site thrive through AI capabilities, a move that is boosting its stock.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>A series of new laws targeting AI, data privacy, and harmful content takes effect this year, increasing compliance for tech companies.</li><li>The rollout may prove difficult, as the federal government views the growing patchwork of state AI rules as a drag on innovation and has moved to rein them in.</li><li>Some of the rules could face challenges in court.</li></ul>Tech companies face a crowded regulatory calendar, with a wave of new rules set to take effect in 2026. A mix of state and central laws – spanning data privacy, AI services, and children’s use of digital platforms – will come into force, tightening oversight and increasing compliance.The regulatory landscape could be slightly chaotic, though: Last month, President Donald Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/trump-ai-one-rule-executive-order-this-week/cLIYq2qREm4">signed an executive order</a>, giving federal agencies a framework to sue states, among other remedies, for state AI laws the center determines are onerous and stifle innovation.Here’s a look at some of the new regulations with significant implications:<h2 class="st-heading-2">AI Safety</h2>In 2026, a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-california-ai-laws-taking-effect-in-3581780/">wide range</a> of California laws regulating the development, marketing, and use of AI go into effect. While some are set to be implemented in the next few years, a few notable ones took effect on Jan. 1.Among them are rules requiring major AI companies to publish safety and security details; prohibiting AI developers from asserting that the AI autonomously caused harm as a legal defense in civil lawsuits; prohibiting AI systems from misrepresenting themselves as licensed medical professionals; and laws against deepfake pornography.Later in the year, Colorado would implement an AI regulation - directly named in Trump’s criticism of state AI laws - requiring AI companies to disclose information about high-risk systems and put in place measures to prevent algorithmic discrimination.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Data Privacy</h2>Indiana is implementing a law that establishes a framework for users to obtain, correct, and delete the personal information companies hold about them. Similarly, Rhode Island has a new law that requires disclosure of how personal information is collected and sold.Maine is implementing a law that requires, among other things, companies to disclose subscription terms and to offer a simple cancellation method. A similar regulation by the Federal Trade Commission&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/news/702398/ftc-click-to-cancel-rule-struck-down-appeals-court">did not pass</a> an appeals court test last year.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Children Safety</h2>Nebraska is implementing a law to limit the excessive use of social media and apps by children. It mandates restrictions on app features such as notifications, in-game purchases, and infinite scrolling for children, and addresses “dark patterns” that keep kids online. A similar law in California was blocked last year.On similar lines, Virginia has implemented a rule requiring social media companies to verify users’ ages and limit younger teens to one hour of use per app per day.Later in the year, a children’s data privacy rule in Arkansas would go into effect, barring online services from collecting unnecessary personal data from minors.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Harmful Content</h2>Oregon is implementing&nbsp;several rules, including provisions to ban AI-generated sexual imagery, to limit data collection for ad targeting of users under 16, and to prohibit software designed to facilitate ticket-scalping bots.Texas is enacting an AI regulatory framework that prohibits using the technology to incite harm, capture biometric identifiers, or discriminate based on characteristics such as race, gender, or political viewpoint.In the months ahead, two significant pieces of legislation will take effect: New York’s&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/849293/ai-alliance-universities-colleges-funding-ad-campaign-against-raise-act">scaled-back</a> RAISE Act, which mandates safety plans and incident reporting for frontier AI models, and the federal Take It Down Act, which criminalizes AI-generated nonconsensual intimate imagery and sets removal rules for social platforms.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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2026 Is Coming For Big Tech And AI With A Battery Of New Laws

Several state AI and tech rules took effect on Jan. 1, with more coming as the new year progresses.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Retail sentiment improved for SPY and QQQ on Stocktwits.</li><li>Traders are eyeing Tesla’s delivery data and a surge in silver prices.</li><li>Baidu drew retail attention after its chip unit filed for an IPO.</li></ul>U.S. stock futures were trading higher early Friday as markets reopened for the first full trading session of 2026. Wall Street is looking to break a three-year streak of opening-day losses. The S&amp;P 500 has had a negative close on its first trading day&nbsp;in each of the last three years (2023-2025).As of 2:50 a.m. ET on Friday, Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.7%, S&amp;P 500 futures rose 0.4%, and the Dow futures gained 0.1%, while Russell 2000 futures rose 0.4%.On Stocktwits, the retail sentiment toward the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF (SPY)</a>, an exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&amp;P 500 Index, moved to ‘bullish’ from ‘neutral’ a day ago. And sentiment toward the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)</a> ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq 100 Index, has remained ‘bullish’, amid low message volumes.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Trending Stocks To Watch</h2> Baidu (BIDU): Trending following news that its chip unit filed for an IPO, sparking a renewed interest in ‘China AI’ discount plays. Tesla (TSLA): High search volume and social chatter ahead of its Q4 delivery report expected today. Meanwhile, reports suggest that China’s BYD has officially dethroned it as the global EV king for the full year 2025. NIO is trending high on Stocktwits as well.&nbsp; Watch out for&nbsp;iShares Silver Trust (SLV):&nbsp;Silver jumped 2.5% in early trading, building on its best annual performance since 1979.Stellantis (STLA): The company is resurrecting a gas-powered Ram pickup truck, the TRX, with a V-8 engine, as it faces fewer federal emissions regulations, CNBC reported.Other noteworthy tickers trending on Stocktwits at the time of writing were Intelligent Bio Solutions (INBS), BigBear.ai (BBAI), Corcept Therapeutics (CORT), and Sensei BioTherapeutics (SNSE).&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Other Catalysts To Watch</h2>On the economic front, investors are looking ahead to the release of the Fed Balance Sheet (4:30 PM ET). Markets will be eyeing updates on ‘Quantitative Tightening’ (QT) pacing. For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>According to data from the CME FedWatch tool, the probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut in January is now at 14.9%, down from 23% a month ago.&nbsp;</li><li>The probability for a 25 bps cut in March remains relatively high, at 42.5%, compared to 38.5% a month ago.</li><li>According to the Fed’s dot-plot projections, the median estimate for the federal funds rate at the end of 2026 is 3.4%, which is a quarter point lower than the current range of 3.5% and 3.75%.</li></ul>As 2025 draws to a close, investors are trying to decode where the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy is headed next.After holding rates steady for most of 2025 and resisting President Donald Trump’s calls for rate cuts, the central bank ended the year with three consecutive 25 basis point reductions in the policy rate.With the labor market cooling and inflation remaining above the Fed’s long-term target of 2%, markets are lowering their expectations of aggressive cuts in the coming year.<h2 class="st-heading-2">What Are Markets Considering?</h2>According to data from the CME FedWatch&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">tool</a>, the probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut in January is now at 14.9%, down from 23% a month ago.&nbsp;The probability for a 25 bps cut in March remains relatively high, at 42.5%, compared to 38.5% a month ago.However, the odds of the federal funds rate being in the 3% to 3.25% range, which implies a cumulative reduction of 50 bps, are considerably low, at 5.9%. This is down from 8.1% a month ago.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Economist’s Take</h2>Jeremy Siegel, professor emeritus of finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, stated last week that cooling inflation gives the Federal Reserve more room to move the policy rate down further. Eventually, he expects additional easing that will take rates closer to the low-3% range.According to the Fed’s dot-plot projections, the median estimate for the federal funds rate at the end of 2026 is 3.4%, which is a quarter point lower than the current range of 3.5% and 3.75%. This points to just one cut in 2026.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Fed’s Pivot</h2>The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met eight times in 2025 and chose to keep rates unchanged in the first five meetings.The central bank noted in its first five meetings that the labor market conditions were “solid,” but changed its tone in the sixth meeting in September, with the FOMC statement stating that “job gains have slowed this year” in the last three meetings of the year. However, its tone on inflation was consistent throughout the year, with the central bank stating that it remained “somewhat elevated.”Inflation remained above the Fed’s long-term target of 2%, and the central bank expects it to stay above this level throughout 2026 as well as 2027.The Fed also ended its Quantitative Tightening (QT) program on December 1, bringing an end to a multi-year effort to reduce its balance sheet.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Growing Dissent</h2>Dissent among central bank officials has been growing. The first four FOMC meetings saw unanimous agreement among the committee's voting members on the rate policy, but since the fifth meeting, there has been dissent.Notable among the dissenters this year is Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who has voted for a 50 bps cut thrice since being sworn in to the position in September.During the December FOMC meeting, there were three dissenters against the central bank’s monetary policy action — while Miran wanted a larger 50 bps cut, Austan Goolsbee and Jeffrey Schmid wanted no cuts.According to a CNBC&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/the-fed-is-the-most-divided-its-been-in-more-than-a-decade.html">report</a>, this is the most divisive the Fed has been in the past six years.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Leadership Change Ahead</h2>Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s term is set to expire in May 2026. President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he plans to announce his pick for the Fed Chair position sometime in January, after threatening to sue Powell for “gross incompetence,”&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-threatens-sue-feds-powell-will-announce-replacement-next-month-2025-12-29/">according</a> to Reuters.There are two <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/kevin-warsh-fed-chair-kalshi-after-pushback-against-kevin-hassett-trump/cLeJfHqREYv">frontrunners</a> for the Fed Chair role — White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett and former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, with Christopher Waller also in the running.Meanwhile, U.S. equities declined in Wednesday morning’s trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was down 0.35%; the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) fell 0.38%; and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 0.35%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘neutral’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TLT">iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (TLT) was down 0.18% at the time of writing, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) fell 0.1%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/why-is-inbs-stock-rising-today/cL7BB78REzv">Why Is INBS Stock Rising Today?</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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How Fed’s 2025 Pivot, QT Exit, And Rising Dissent Reshaped Rate Expectations This Year

After holding rates steady for most of 2025 and resisting President Donald Trump’s calls for rate cuts, the central bank ended the year with three consecutive 25 basis point reductions in the policy rate.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>While the S&amp;P 500 posted an 18.6% gain and outperformed China, it lagged several international peers.</li><li>South Korea’s Kospi emerged as the top-performing major market, supported by heavyweight tech exposure and renewed policy optimism.</li><li>Market leadership across regions was heavily influenced by political developments—ranging from U.S. rate cuts and tariff volatility to Brazil’s reform expectations and leadership changes.</li></ul>Overall, the global stock market has had a robust year. Despite lingering geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainties, the bull market continued to push ahead. It’s the time of the year to take stock of which among the global markets delivered superior returns.&nbsp;U.S. President Donald Trump may have done the chest-thumping for ushering in the golden era of the stock market after he took office for a second time in January. Ironically, Trump upset the markets' rhythm, which had been coming off a robust performance in late 2024, by announcing sweeping tariffs early in the year. The market’s resilience won in the end.&nbsp;While outperforming China’s main stock market gauge, the S&amp;P 500 Index, a measure of the broader U.S. market performance, trailed many other major markets.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">And Crown Goes To….</h2>The best-performing stock market is in a country on the other side of the world. South Korea’s Kospi topped the Class of 2025, and it is a no-brainer as the country is home to some of the biggest tech names, including Samsung, memory chipmaker SK Hynix, and battery maker LG Electronics.The Kospi suffered a setback in December of 2024 when the then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s sudden declaration of martial law and remained subdued during the first half of the year due to the Trump tariff threat. The market lifted off in the second half, inspired by President Lee Jae Myung’s pro-market agenda and a global AI boom.<h2 class="st-heading-2">How S&amp;P 500 Fared Versus Rest Of Global Markets</h2>The S&amp;P 500 Index fell in the middle of the spectrum among the major global markets in terms of the year’s performance. The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF (SPY)</a>, an exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&amp;P 500 Index, has gained 18.6% and trades just shy of its all-time closing high.<img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Global_Stock_Market_Performance_In_2025_png_e0d78f46cf.webp" alt="Global Stock Market Performance In 2025.png">*based on Yahoo Finance data**Returns&nbsp;until Dec. 30 for US, American, and French markets&nbsp;&nbsp;In the U.S., tech optimism ran high among investors as accelerating artificial intelligence (AI)–related spending translated into tangible revenue growth, higher infrastructure utilization, and improving earnings visibility. Corporate profit growth remained strong, helping to offset fears concerning a potential economic slowdown. FactSet estimates that the cumulative profit of S&amp;P 500 companies is set to increase by 8.3% year over year (YoY) in the fourth quarter, marking the 10th consecutive year of earnings growth.The Federal Reserve, probably buckling under political pressure, lowered the Fed funds rate by 25 basis points each, thrice. With Trump promising to install a dovish Fed Chair, replacing incumbent Jerome Powell when his current term as chief expires in May 2026, the market has begun baking in additional cuts.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Brazil Takes Silver</h2>Despite the year’s stellar run, the key market gauge, the Bovespa, is down on a five-year basis. In 2025, the stock defied a hawkish central bank that fought hard to bring inflation below the 5% central bank target, a Barron’s&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/brazil-stock-market-bull-run-president-election-bonds-415b43d1">report</a> stated. The economic growth, however, remained resilient.“What’s driving the bull run this year is the prospect for change in 2026,” said Malcolm Dorson, head of emerging markets strategy at Global X ETFs. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to retire after the elections in&nbsp;October 2026, given the not-so-robust health of the octogenarian.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Hong Kong, Japan Other Standout Asian Markets</h2>Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and Japan's Nikkei 225 were among the best-performing Asian markets, gaining about 28% and 27%, respectively. The Japanese market, though, was volatile during the year.&nbsp;Daiju Aoki, UBS SuMi Trust Wealth Management regional chief investment officer, said, “The market is increasingly being driven by politics,” Japan Times&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/markets/market-look-back-2025/">reported</a>. While tariffs initially roiled the market, a resolution to the issue and the change of guard in the political arena helped the market recover nicely. Sanae Takaichi, considered a fiscal dove, won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race in October and was later named president.<h2 class="st-heading-2">The Outlook</h2>Most economists and strategists believe the conditions are ripe for the bull market to continue. Morgan Stanley’s Global Investment Committee said it believes the U.S. stock market still has room to run. “With odds of a recession remaining extraordinarily low and double-digit growth in corporate earnings appearing likely, we see the S&amp;P 500 gaining 10% for the year, reaching around 7,500,” the firm’s strategists said.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/a-low-hype-software-stock-more-than-doubled-this-year-what-s-driving-it/cL7B3DBREzX">&nbsp;A Low-Hype Software Stock More Than Doubled This Year: What’s Driving It — And Is There Upside Left?</a>

People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 30, 2025 in New York City. The Dow opened largely unchanged in morning trading following its steepest one-day decline in nearly two weeks. 

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Global equities delivered strong returns despite geopolitical tensions, tariff shocks, and macro uncertainty, with solid corporate earnings growth, easing monetary policy expectations, and AI-driven investment acting as key stabilizers.

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