Here are five crucial facts investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. Stocks increased Tuesday as investors placed bets that President Donald Trump’s tariff policy would not be as severe as they had first anticipated. Apple is far from the tree.
2. Netflix’s user base In extended trading, Netflix’s stock jumped by almost 15% as the firm exceeded earnings forecasts. The streamer announced that it had surpassed 300 million paid memberships with a record 19 million new subscribers.
3. The Davos dish This week, heads of state, politicians, and business titans gathered in the snow-capped Alps of Davos, Switzerland, for the opening of the World Economic Forum.
4. An uplift for United When United Airlines released its fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, it exceeded analysts’ forecasts. In the hopes that robust travel demand will support its growth in 2025, the airline also projected first-quarter profitability that exceeded experts’ projections.
5. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s acting chair, Mark Uyeda, has established a “crypto task force” with the goal of “developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets.” This is the first indication that the SEC will be more receptive to cryptocurrency under the Trump administration.
Source (CNBC)
