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1. After soft US data calming fears of a Fed taper, global stocks are rising. After private sector hiring slowing, Friday's monthly jobs report will be out. The weakness is seen as a reason for keeping stimulus measures in place. The latest market news.
2. GameStop is large enough to be included in the S&P 500. The wildly popular meme stock has risen to great heights but there are still hurdles before it can be listed on this prestigious index. GameStop's lack of profitability is one obstacle. Here are the other obstacles.
3. BlackRock believes that investors can use inflation to their advantage by turning to real property. BlackRock's real-assets Division recently published a guide for investing in infrastructure and real estate. BlackRock suggests these 8 things to help you build your portfolio.
4. Earnings: Broadcom, DocuSign and Hewlett Packard Enterprise all reporting.
5. One Bank of America indicator, which measures investor sentiment, is very close to activating a sell signal. Wall Street traders may be getting too optimistic, as the contrarian gauge of Wall Street sentiment has risen to a high level. According to the firm, historically, the stock market has underperformed in response to such readings.
6. Zoom fell and Cathie Wood purchased the dip. The stock-picker, who is famous for her stock-picking skills, snapped up stock worth $57 million on Tuesday as Zoom fell 17%. Find out the details about her bullish move regarding COVID-friendly businesses.
7. Fundstrat's Tom Lee says that weak economic data should not prevent the Fed from pursuing stimulus efforts. He sees markets rising. He said, "We expect economic data will soften but this will still be viewed positively since it tilts Fed dovish." This is a positive sign for financial markets.
8. Apple can keep surging well past record highs, says technical analyst. The tech giant's shares still offer 10% upside potential. Katie Stockton breaks down the bullish price target she has for Apple.
9. The trader known by the "Wolf on All Streets" is extremely bullish about crypto and altcoins. Scott Melker has a portfolio that is 70% bitcoin and ethereum and the remainder is a mixture of digital assets. Learn why Scott Melker believes crypto investing is the best opportunity for our generation.
10. Hash Ribbons creator Charles Edwards explains how bitcoin could reach $100,000. Charles Edwards believes that increased retail interest could help bitcoin reach new heights this year. Edwards shared 4 metrics that he uses in order to understand the crypto market.
Phil Rosen compiles the data. Have feedback? Send feedback to prosen@insider.com, or tweet @philrosenn
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