Investing.com — In its report titled “2025 Global Outlook,” RBC Capital Markets said it anticipates diverging paths for Canadian (CDN) and U.S. REITs in 2025, underpinned by valuation dynamics, monetary policy shifts, and sector-specific fundamentals. Canadian REITs underperformed their U.S. counterparts in 2024, with the index gaining just 1% year-to-date compared to the index’s 13%

Investing.com — While the main story this week was the Federal Reserve’s more cautious path for rate cuts next year, there were plenty of individual stocks and sector stories that resulted in volatility for some big names. Here are Investing.com’s stocks of the week: Micron Technology (NASDAQ:), Novo Nordisk (NYSE:), MicroStrategy and Coinbase (NASDAQ:). Micron Technology 

Investing.com — The landscape of GLP-1 drugs, which are widely recognized for their efficacy in weight loss and diabetes management, is poised for a potential transformation in 2025, as per analysts at Barclays (LON:).  These drugs, exemplified by widely-known brands like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, are gaining prominence not just for their therapeutic benefits

Investing.com — The U.S. federal government’s $6.8 trillion spending in fiscal 2024 is unlikely to see significant cuts next year, despite calls for restraint, as structural and political obstacles remain, analysts say. Mandatory spending, which includes programs like Social Security and Medicare, accounted for $4.1 trillion in 2024. Economists at Wells Fargo (NYSE:) said reducing these

Investing.com — Here are the biggest analyst moves in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) for this week. InvestingPro subscribers always get first dibs on market-moving AI analyst comments. Upgrade today! Nvidia stock remains top pick for 2025: MS Morgan Stanley (NYSE:) reaffirmed Nvidia (NASDAQ:) as a top stock pick for 2025, maintaining its Overweight

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:TNXP), a biopharmaceutical company with a current market capitalization of $115 million, has increased its maximum aggregate offering price from $150 million to $250 million under its existing Sales Agreement with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (NYSE:). Tonix Pharmaceuticals specializes in pharmaceutical preparations and is known for its development of small molecules and

U.Today – Ki Young Ju, CryptoQuant founder, says it is possible for the United States to strategically accumulate (BTC) to address a portion of its debt. He stated this in a post on X as part of the ongoing debate among cryptocurrency analysts and financial experts. Proposal for strategic Bitcoin reserveAccording to Young Ju, setting

U.Today – Michael Saylor, a vocal evangelist and co-founder of the MicroStrategy giant, has published a post on the X social media platform, offering to readers’ attention his strategic digital asset policy that “can strengthen the U.S. dollar” and help America experience a large economic boost in the 21st century. The document revealing details of

Shares of Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:) climbed 2.5% in pre-market trading on Wednesday following a positive industry update from Trendforce. The report provided an optimistic outlook on Nvidia’s production progress, particularly regarding the Blackwell NVL / GB200 system. This contributed to a bounce in Nvidia shares, which yesterday saw levels below $130/share for the first time

Investing.com — Baird raised its price target for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:) to $480 from $280, on strong growth prospects in the automaker, supported by cost reductions, new models, and favourable regulatory dynamics. “The stock has gained significant momentum and has several upcoming potential catalysts. We like the stock long term and would be buyers on pullbacks,”