Fannie Mae expects U.S. economy to decelerate in 2024, but housing market to undergo subtle transformation, mortgage rates predicted to avg 6.7% in 2024.
Automotive is the top revenue driver for the semiconductor industry in 2024, followed by AI. Nvidia, Qualcomm, AMD, Intel and Apple are all big players in the AI chip market.
Wells Fargo Investment Institute has a 4600-4800 year-end 2024 target for the S&P 500 Index and 2000-2200 for the MSCI EAFE Index. Favored sectors are Health Care, Industrials, and Materials.
Plug Power (PLUG) faces negative gross margins, liquidity concerns & project delays. Cash burn adds to woes. Morgan Stanley and Piper Sandler downgraded the stock.
As mortgage rates drop to 6-month low, a surge in new listings & uptick in Redfin agent consultations points to potential resurgence of real estate activity in 2024.
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) stock has gained 78% this year. Wedbush expects Amazon to generate $46.5B in ad revenue in 2023, and sees a path to $100B+ of AWS/FCF/Ad rev by 2026/2028.
In 2023, Nvidia's stock rose 230%. However, 3 Bitcoin-related stocks - MARA, RIOT & MSTR - outperformed it with 550%, 388% and 295% returns respectively.