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2026 is AI's "show me the money" year, Warren Buffett serves last day as CEO, Google wraps up best year since 2009, Tesla sales outlook darkens, and everyday traders go from fringe players to dominant market force...
Market Briefing
January 02, 2026
Good morning.
The Fast Five → 2026 is AI's "show me the money" year, Warren Buffett serves last day as CEO, Google wraps up best year since 2009, Tesla sales outlook darkens, and everyday traders go from fringe players to dominant market force…
📌 Futurist Eric Fry says it's a "Season of Surge" for these three stocks — One company to replace Amazon… another to rival Tesla… and a third to upset Nvidia. These little-known stocks are poised to overtake the reigning tech darlings in a move that could completely reorder the top dogs of the stock market. Eric Fry gives away names, tickers and full analysis in this first-ever free broadcast. Watch now... (ad)
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Your 5-minute briefing for Friday, Jan 2:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 12/31/2025. Bitcoin as of 1/1/2026.
Pre-Market:
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US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 44.14% for Week of DEC 18 2025
Previous week: 44.59%
Market Wrap:
S&P 500 -0.7% Wednesday; Nasdaq -0.8%, Dow -0.6%
Still a big 2025: S&P +16.4%, Nasdaq +20.4%, Dow +13.0%
April tariff shock faded; investors now assume less tariff drama in 2026
Santa-rally window has been soft, hinting at near-term chop
AI led, but the “Mag 7” split: Alphabet +65% YTD, Amazon +5%
Non-tech winners showed up: gold +64%, silver +141%
EARNINGS
No noteworthy earnings scheduled this week.
The Verdict is In for AI Stocks in 2026
Move your money out of overpriced AI stocks before the tech trade breaks down in 2026. Get into these smaller, lesser-known names that are showing the potential to dethrone the Mag 7 in 2026.
Make sure three alternatives to Nvidia, Tesla, and Amazon are on your radar before markets open tomorrow.
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HEADLINES
The AI model maker race will continue in 2026, along with more agents and a growing pressure on companies to prove AI can pay off in the real world, experts tell Axios.
After six decades in the job he bought for himself with what he’s called the “dumbest” investment of his life, Wednesday was Warren Buffett’s last day as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO.
Stocks climb with tech leading, silver advances (more)
Everyday traders go from fringe players to dominant market force (more)
US draws bulk of state-owned investment in ‘25 as assets hit record $60T (more)
US grants TSMC licence to import US chipmaking tools into China (more)
US jobless claims slide to cap a bumpy year for job market (more)
Dire year for dollar has little light at end of tunnel in 2026 (more)
Google wraps up best year on Wall Street since 2009 (more)
Tesla sales outlook darkens despite Musk’s self-driving euphoria (more)
Boeing awarded $2.7B contract for Apache helicopter support (more)
Lockheed Martin gets $328.5M Taiwan military sale contract (more)
Neuralink plans 'high-volume' brain implant production by 2026 (more)
Polymarket and Kalshi hit it big on 2025 fintech funding surge (more)
Saks Global prepares for bankruptcy after missing debt payment (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
None listed today
VC
Lemon Slice, a builder of tech that transforms a single photo into interactive, conversational video, raised $10.5M in Seed funding
Traini, a pet emotional intelligence startup, closed a $7.5M funding round
BriefCatch, a legal-writing platform used by law firms and courts, raised $6M in Series A financing
Vibranium Labs, an AI-powered incident management solutions to resolve infrastructure issues in real time, raised $4.6M in Seed funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
📊 5 Wall Street investors explain how they’re approaching the coming year.
💰 A 5 million percent return in 60 years leaves Warren Buffett’s legacy unmatched.
🔮 Revisiting turn-of-the-millennium predictions.
📔 This new coffee-table book showcases 100 rare and revolutionary watches.
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