The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) pivot from aggressive rate hikes to rate cuts is creating what one portfolio manager calls a “headwind to tailwind” shift for mid-cap stocks, potentially unlocking gains for companies that have already proven they can survive in a tighter monetary environment. Amy Y.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the end of the settlement date of December 31, 2025, short interest in 3,498 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 15,183,396,236 shares compared with 15,012,659,234 shares in 3,486 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of December 15, 2025. The December short interest represents 2.83 days compared with 2.90 days for the prior reporting period.
Novartis has proved that it can navigate headwinds such as patent cliffs and a slow economy. Shopify’s long-term ambitions are off to a great start, given its large addressable market and economic moat.
Alphabet and Microsoft are well-funded competitors. Nvidia is playing a supporting role in the quantum computing realm.
