It’s the first day of this shortened trading week — for Thanksgiving — and stock futures are already buzzing on President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Scott Bessent as the US Treasury secretary.
Seana Smith and Brad Smith tackle several of this morning’s biggest market stories ahead of the opening bell.
Freedom Capital Markets Chief Global Strategist Jay Woods and Raymond James Washington policy analyst Ed Mills join the program separately to discuss the market’s reaction to Bessent’s nomination and the picture this could illustrate about Trump’s proposed economic policies.
Wedbush managing director of equity research Scott Devitt explains what AI’s second stage — “the application phase of the cycle” — will look like for cloud providers and hyperscalers in 2025.
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Other top trending stocks on the Yahoo Finance platform include Macy’s (M), Intel (INTC), Tesla (TSLA), Sony (SONY), and Rocket Lab USA (RKLB).
This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
