Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals . Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split. Star Peak Energy Transition Corp (NYSE: STPK) Stock is a Smart Energy Storage Play.

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Thursday, December 31st

Good Morning The equities market rebound from Tuesday's sell-off on Wednesday and continue to hover near the freshly set all-time high. Although positive, traders and investors should not read too much into the move because of light trading volume and holiday market conditions. The S&P 500 gained less than 0.25% on an intraday basis and held within a very tight 13-point range all session. The real test for the market will come next week and the first trading day of the New Year. Looking to next week and the first trading day of the New Year there are several things that could move the market. The number one is COVID-19. The spread of COVID-19 accelerated over the holiday and is sparking a growing round of shutdowns. While less severe than those put in place earlier in the year the new shutdowns will have an impact on the economic recovery and corporate earnings.

Politics Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union. But don't bet on it. The U.K. has chosen to leave the EU, setting a course away from the continental mainland. But the two sides' histories hav... Read The Full Story >>

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Politics Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split Like a separated couple still living together, Britain and the European Union spent 2020 wrangling and wondering whether they can still be friends. On Thursday, the U.K. is finally moving out. At 11 p.m. London time — midnight in Brussels — Britain will economically and practically le... Read The Full Story >>

Markets Star Peak Energy Transition Corp (NYSE: STPK) Stock is a Smart Energy Storage Play Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Star Peak Energy Transition Corp (NYSE: STPK) will reverse merge with Stem. Inc., an AI-driven smart energy storage optimization platform, in Q1 2021. The stock has some powerful themes embedded into the narrative including SPAC, artificial intelligence (AI... Read The Full Story >>

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Stocks 3 Mid-Caps to Have in Your 2021 Portfolio This makes mid-caps a good choice for companies that have the scale to leverage their operations but are still limber enough to achieve solid growth. With the holidays winding down and a new year upon us, let us reflect on some of the mid-caps to consider decorating your 2021 portfolio with. Read The Full Story >>

Markets Here's Where to Get in on Tattooed Chef (NASDAQ: TTCF) Stock Plant-based food company Tattooed Chef, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTCF) stock has been on a tear as it outperforms the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY). The pandemic has accelerated the socially health conscious trend of sustainable plant-based food consumption lead by companies like Beyond Meat (NAS... Read The Full Story >>

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Markets Tokyo trading closed for holiday, other global indexes mixed Trading in Tokyo was closed for the New Year's holidays Thursday, while the handful of bourses that remained open in Asia and Europe was mixed. France's CAC 40 slipped 0.5% in early trading to 5,571.46. Britain's FTSE 100 lost 1,5% to 6,456.77. U.S. shares were set to ... Read The Full Story >>

Politics China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID surges globally China has approved its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, health regulators said Thursday, marking the addition of another vaccine in the global fight against a virus that is surging back in many places as winter sets in. The two-dose vaccine from state-owned Sinopharm... Read The Full Story >>

Politics China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine said to be 79.3% effective Chinese health regulators said Thursday that they have given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm. The two-dose vaccine is the first approved for general use in China. The go-ahead comes as the country has begun to vaccinate 50 million peopl... Read The Full Story >>

Markets Trex (NYSE: TREX) is Under-the-Radar Play on Homebuilding Boom The homebuilding sector, you may have heard, has been one of the biggest winners of the pandemic. The Fed is expected to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate near zero until at least 2023, which means that sub-3% mortgage rates are likely here to stay for a long time. Home prices are at recor... Read The Full Story >>

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