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Airline leader ( ) is holding near a recent buy point after flying to new highs in recent weeks. That makes SkyWest stock one of the best names to buy and watch on Investor's Business Daily's Stock Spotlight screen. SkyWest operates a fleet of around 500 aircraft through partnerships with ( ), ( ) and others. In its latest quarterly report, SkyWest said it earned $2.16 per share on revenue of $912.8 million, year-over-year increases 293% and 19%, respectively. The sales growth increase was in line with the previous quarter, while earnings growth continues to surge. "Our ability to organically grow the number of available captains for the first three quarters of 2024 has opened up incremental growth vectors for us," Chief Executive Chip Childs said in the company's earnings Childs continued, "We are making significant progress in recapturing underserved markets, increasing fleet utilization and quickly placing new aircraft deliveries into service." SkyWest Stock Eyes Entry In mid-October, SkyWest stock broke out past a cup base's 87.86 , according to chart analysis. Shares rallied more than 32% past that entry, so investors could have taken some profits last month. Now, shares are trying to surpass a 116.47 buy point in a three-weeks-tight pattern. The forms when a stock closes within 1.5% of the prior week's close for two straight weeks. Volume will be quiet during this period as the stock consolidates after breaking out of its base. This signals institutional investors are comfortable with the stock's advance. Remember, these patterns have a higher record of success when the market uptrend is favorable. And Investor's Business Daily recommends an exposure level of 80%-100% with the major stock indexes at record highs. The stock's is just off new highs, confirming SkyWest stock is a market leader. The RS line measures a stock's price action vs. the S&P 500. shows that boasts a near-perfect 98 That makes it one of the best stocks to buy and watch right now.Drake Maye returns after a hit to the head, but same problems persist in Patriots' loss to Chargers1 Hotels To Debut in Japan with 1 Hotel Tokyo: a New Nature-Inspired Urban Icon
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Mohamed A. El-Erian It is something of a tradition every December to take stock of the year that is ending and consider what might lie ahead. This is true on a personal level: In my family, we tend to do this around the dinner table. But it is also true more broadly, with the time of year inviting an examination of the intersection of economics, national politics, and global geopolitics. You would be forgiven if, as a starting point, you expected these three areas to be in alignment. After all, they are deeply interconnected, which suggests self-reinforcing dynamics. But 2024 brought some unusual dispersion in this relationship that actually widened, rather than narrowed, over the course of the year. Begin with geopolitics. In 2024, Russia secured a greater advantage in the Ukraine war than the consensus forecasts of a year ago anticipated. Similarly, the human suffering and physical destruction resulting from the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza exceeded most observers’ already grim expectations, and spread to other countries, such as Lebanon. The apparent impunity of the strong, together with the absence of effective means of preventing dire humanitarian crises, has deepened the sense for many that the global order is fundamentally imbalanced, and lacks any enforceable guardrails. As for domestic politics, upheaval has been the order of the day in many countries. Governments have collapsed in both France and Germany — Europe’s largest economies — leaving the EU without political leadership. And following Donald Trump’s victory in last month’s presidential election, the US is preparing for a political transition that is likely to bring a significant increase in the influence of a new “counter-elite.” Meanwhile, an “axis of convenience,” comprising China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, is seeking to challenge the Western-dominated international order. Other recent developments — from the now-impeached South Korean president’s abrupt declaration of martial law, a move that was quickly reversed, to the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria — have reinforced the impression that we are living at a time of exceptional geopolitical and political volatility. The past year also brought some worrisome macroeconomic developments. Europe’s malaise has deepened, as countries grapple with low growth and large budget deficits. Meanwhile, China has failed to respond credibly to the clear and present danger of “Japanification,” with unfavorable demographics, a debt overhang, and a prolonged property market downturn undermining growth, economic efficiency, and consumer confidence. And yet, stock markets have remained relatively stable and delivered high returns, including almost 60 record-high closes for the S&P index. The US economy’s exceptional performance is a major reason. Far from weakening, as most economists expected, the US pulled even further ahead. Given the amount of foreign capital the US is attracting, and the scale of its investment in the future drivers of productivity, competitiveness, and growth, it is likely to continue outperforming other major economies in 2025. One consequence of this success is that the US Federal Reserve did not deliver the soothing 1.75-2-percentage-point interest rate cuts that markets were pricing in a year ago. This trend, too, is set to continue. At December’s policy meeting, the Fed signaled fewer cuts in 2025, and a higher terminal (long-run) rate. But political and geopolitical upheaval — and the limited prospects for significant improvements — does pose a risk to the endurance of US economic exceptionalism. Even if the US continues outperforming its peers, as expected, the range of possible outcomes, in terms of both growth and inflation, has widened. In fact, global economic and policy outcomes as a whole are now subject to a larger possibility set, both because the downside risks have grown and because upside innovations, such as in artificial intelligence, life sciences, food security, healthcare, and defense, could transform sectors and accelerate productivity gains. Absent a major policy reset, my baseline scenario for the US includes a somewhat lower immediate growth rate, even as the economy outperforms its peers, and sticky inflation. This will present the Fed with a choice: Accept above-target inflation or attempt to bring it down and risk tipping the economy into recession. Globally, economic fragmentation will continue, pushing some countries to diversify their reserves further away from the US dollar and explore alternatives to Western payment systems. Yields on US 10-year government bonds, a global benchmark, will edge higher, trading mostly in the 4.75-5 percent range. As for financial markets, they might find it more challenging to maintain their status as the “good house” in a challenging geo-economic neighborhood. This is how things appear now. But, beyond recognizing the wider dispersion of possible economic outcomes in 2025, it will be crucial regularly to test whichever baseline one embraces against actual developments. Courtesy: arabnews
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The French government collapsed on Wednesday after losing a no-confidence vote, thrusting the euro zone's second-largest economy further into political crisis, and threatening its capacity to legislate and repair its precarious finances. This is the first French government to be forced out by a no-confidence vote since 1962. The euro showed little immediate reaction, trading around $1.0517 against the dollar, but dipping against other European currencies, such as the Swiss franc and the pound . French stock and bond futures nudged up modestly. The country's bonds and stocks have come under selling pressure from the escalating crisis in recent days, with the closely-watched gap, or spread, between 10-year French and German bond yields rising to as much as 90 basis points, its widest since the height of the euro zone debt crisis in 2012. COMMENTS: JAMES ATHEY, FIXED INCOME MANAGER, MARLBOROUGH, LONDON: “This was not an unexpected event.” “But it is going to nag at investors until we have clarity and we can’t have clarity until July.” “Austerity is better from a pure OAT investor perspective but it is likely to reduce support for the centre (parties) and that reduces the chances of a market-friendly outcome in an election next summer.” “There’s nothing likely to make the outlook materially worse in the short term and (French bond risk premia) is likely to chop around in the range it has been.” “When we get into the new year and people take a fresh look it could drift wider.” MATHIEU SAVARY, CHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIST, BCA RESEARCH, MONTREAL: "Paralysis will remain the dominant feature of French politics for the next two years, which means that the debt is unlikely to be fundamentally addressed. So we will remain in an environment of volatility around French bonds. That to me means there is still not enough protection embedded in the current level of spreads. So that's why I don't recommend my clients buy French bonds. I think Spanish bonds are more attractive. If we move to 100 bps in terms of spreads here, based on my conversations with investors, it's likely that we'll see a bit of a rally in French bonds at this level, but very short-lived, it's not the end of the travail. We'll remain in that 'elevated spread and high volatility' no matter what. So that's why I'm not keen on French bonds at all." "The potential threat rather to the credit rating of France is something that will keep investors at bay and prevent a significant narrowing (in the risk premium). Because here, the odds that France is being downgraded are rising since the political paralysis means that anything meaningful, any meaningful moves to decrease the deficit, will be challenged." NICK REES, SENIOR FX MARKET ANALYST, MONEX EUROPE, LONDON: “I’m amazed the euro hasn’t moved much. The French government has collapsed. It should be lower.” “There are two major powers in Europe, France and Germany, both of which right now are emasculated.” “I don’t see that as a good position to be in when (U.S. President-elect Donald) Trump is coming into office and probably going to hit Europe with tariffs. I don’t like that risk environment and the euro shouldn’t like that risk environment. It should be trading a lot lower.” “Some of this was expected but markets haven’t got around to the realisation that is really bad.” “This is a big blow to sentiment in France and that will be negative for growth.” Sign up here. Reporting by Naomi Rovnick and Amanda Cooper; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab
Rodgers says he's undecided about playing next season, but Jets are his 'first option' if he returns Aaron Rodgers is still contemplating whether he wants to play football next season. And if he does return, he said during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday that he prefers it to be with the New York Jets. The star quarterback, who turns 41 next Monday, denied a recent report that he wants to keep playing next year but not with the Jets. He said he needs to see how he feels physically and where the Jets stand with a new general manager and coach. He added that the Jets will also have to want him playing for them. That will all factor into his decision. Court rejects request to sideline San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that allows a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member to play in the Mountain West Conference tournament after complaints said she should be ineligible on grounds that she’s transgender. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Magistrate in Denver was correct in allowing her to play. The magistrate and the appeals court said the players and others who sued should have filed their complaint earlier, rather than waiting until less than two weeks before the tournament was to begin to seek an emergency injunction. Lewandowski joins Ronaldo and Messi in Champions League 100-goal club. Haaland nets 2 but City draws ROME (AP) — Robert Lewandowski joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only players in Champions League history with 100 or more goals. But Erling Haaland is on a faster pace than anyone after boosting his total to 46 goals at age 24. Lewandowski’s early penalty kick started Barcelona off to a 3-0 win over previously unbeaten Brest to move into second place in the new single-league format. Ronaldo leads the all-time scoring list with 140 goals and Messi is next with 129. Haaland scored a brace as City was held 3-3 by Feyenoord. Inter Milan beat Leipzig 1-0 to move atop the standings. Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0. Atalanta, Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen also won. Traffic citations against Dolphins' Tyreek Hill dismissed after officers no-show at hearing MIAMI (AP) — Traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a September altercation with police have been dismissed after the charging officers didn’t attend a court hearing. Hill’s tickets for careless driving and failing to wear a seat belt were dismissed after the Miami-Dade Police officers failed to show up for a Monday hearing. The tickets were issued after Hill was stopped outside Hard Rock Stadium for allegedly speeding before the Dolphins' season opener on Sept. 8. The stop escalated and an officer pulled Hill from the car, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him. North Carolina football coach Mack Brown won't return for 2025 season North Carolina coach Mack Brown won’t return for the 2025 season. The school announced the move Tuesday with a statement from athletic director Bubba Cunningham. The school said Cunningham informed the 73-year-old College Football Hall of Fame member that there would be a coaching change. Brown is set to coach the regular-season finale on Saturday against rival N.C. State, though a decision hasn’t been made about whether Brown will coach a bowl game. Brown is in his second stint with the program and won a national championship at Texas. Lionel Messi has his new coach: Javier Mascherano's hiring by Inter Miami is now complete FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano are together again, this time with Inter Miami. The former Barcelona and Argentina teammates have reunited, with Inter Miami announcing Tuesday that Mascherano’s hiring as the club’s new coach is complete. The sides struck a deal late last week for Mascherano to replace Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who stepped aside for personal reasons. Mascherano most recently was Argentina’s under-20 team coach. Mascherano says he was “drawn to the organization’s undeniable ambition." Will Utah State or Boise State forfeit vs. San Jose State in the Mountain West semifinals? LAS VEGAS (AP) — A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women’s volleyball team will be faced with another decision whether to play the school, this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line. Five schools forfeited matches in the regular season against San Jose State, which carried a No. 2 seed into the conference tournament in Las Vegas. Among those schools: No. 3 Utah State and No. 6 Boise State, who will face off Wednesday with the winner scheduled to play the Spartans in the semifinals on Friday. Saquon Barkley is the NFL's version of Shohei Ohtani: Analysis Saquon Barkley has become the Shohei Ohtani of the NFL. There’s no better home run hitter playing football right now. Barkley had touchdown runs of 72 and 70 yards for the Philadelphia Eagles in a 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. He now has five runs of 50-plus yards this season and is on pace to break Eric Dickerson’s single-season record of 2,105 yards set in 1984. Barkley’s historic performance against the Rams — his 255 yards set a team record — captivated a national audience and turned him into a fan favorite for the AP NFL MVP award. NBA says Hawks violated player participation policy by sitting Trae Young for Cup game The NBA fined the Atlanta Hawks $100,000 after an investigation determined that guard Trae Young could have played in an NBA Cup game against the Boston Celtics on Nov. 12. The Hawks listed Young on their injury report that night as out because of tendinitis in his right Achilles. Atlanta wound up winning the game anyway, 117-116. The issue, the NBA said, was that the Hawks were in violation of the league’s player participation policy — which focuses primarily on what the league defines as star players, a group that Young would qualify for since he was an All-Star selection last season. Texas and Texas A&M reunite Saturday in SEC after bitter breakup tore apart a football tradition COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas and Texas A&M first met Texas on the football field in 1894 in a rivalry that would cut across the state and through families for generations. It would not last. In 2011, Texas A&M announced it was leaving Texas and the Big 12 behind to join the Southeastern Conference, determined to focus only on a bright future, not dwell on a sentimental past. Bitter finger pointing and hard feelings eventually gave way to shrugs of indifference and mutters of “good riddance." Then Texas joined the SEC this season. The No. 3 Longhorns and No. 20 Aggies finally meet again Saturday night in College Station with a berth in the SEC championship game on the line.Roam Revolutionizes Travel Connectivity: A Milestone of 1 Million Users
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