Capitalist Countdown: Wealthy VC’s Top 5 Investing News Stories of the Week
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The Capitalist Countdown is a weekly series that features the biggest stories from the market’s hottest stocks as well as news from under-the-radar hidden gems, capable of delivering mutibagger returns to your portfolio.
With that said, please sit back, relax and enjoy the Capitalist Countdown’s top 5 market-moving news stories for the week of January 17th – 23rd, 2022.
5. Fear of Fed Raising Interest Rates Leads to Big Market Selloff + Top 4 Biggest Losers
There have been rumbles about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates for a while now; any time Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is scheduled to make an announcement, the market waits with bated breath
Inflation has been rising, and Powell believes raising interest rates should slow it down. Since the beginning of the new year, though, the inevitable lifting of interest rates appears closer than ever. Based on their trading history since the start of 2022, the market believes these companies such as AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC), DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG), Moderna (NYSE: MRNA) and Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) will suffer due to the rate increase.
There were several strong sectors of the stock market in 2021. Many tech names soared to all-time highs, even with supply chain shortages and COVID-19 cases at pandemic highs
After COVID-19 effectively shut down the global economy for 2020 and people/goods were travelling less, 2021 saw the world open back up. As travel picked up, more oil was being used, and previously beatdown down energy companies were the beneficiaries. While the Omnicron variant has the world on edge over how easy it is spreading, 2022 should continue to see the world get back to “normal.” Part of that means a rise in interest rates, making value companies that pay dividends more attractive to investors. Below are three high-yield energy stocks that should benefit from these trends in 2022.
READ FULL ENERGY STOCKS ARTICLE
3. Bitcoin Weakness Sees Investors Seek Safer Crypto Stablecoins
2022 has gotten off to a rough start for many investors. Ongoing supply chain issues, more talks of the Fed raising interest rates, and the latest Covid-19 variant have spooked investors
The S&P 500 is down 2.6% since the dawn of the new year, and none of these issues appear to be getting any better. Investors that thought the crypto markets would offer some protection were sorely mistaken. After peaking in November at nearly $68,000, Bitcoin (BTC) has been in steep decline ever since. The low saw it dip below $42,000 in the first week of 2022, a nearly 38% decline from its high. The overall crypto market has not fared any better, with the global crypto economy dipping 4.5% in a single day recently. Ethereum (ETH), the 2nd largest cryptocurrency, has had an even worse start to 2022 than Bitcoin; it’s down nearly 16% in the first ten days of the year. Even Elon Musk’s cryptocurrency of choice, Dogecoin (DOGE), is down 18% in 2022.
2. Top Big Tech Trends for 2022 + 10 Tech Stocks to Watch
As we inexplicably enter the 3rd year of the COVID-19 pandemic, tech is once again looking to lead the way on the stock market
Let’s take a look at ten of the new year’s hottest tech trends and the top stocks in the following tech sub-sectors.
- 5G Communication, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Metaverse, Semiconductors, Autonomous Cars, Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation, E-commerce, Enterprise Collaboration and Enterprise Software.
Delta Held A Signing Ceremony in Beijing to Commemorate the Signing of its Milestone Agreement to Accelerate its CleanTech Business in the Massive Chinese Market
On January 16, 2022, Delta CleanTech (CSE: DELT) (OTC: DCTIF) (FRA: 66C) held a signing ceremony in Beijing to announce its new Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) business development agreement with Chinese firm Nanjing Kisen International Engineering Co. (KISEN). The milestone deal will see Delta expand its CO2 capture and utilization operations into the rapidly growing Chinese CO2 mitigation market.
READ FULL DELTA CLEANTECH ARTICLE
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