If a recession were to hit, it’s a foregone conclusion that people won’t stop taking their prescriptions, and they won’t cancel major medical treatments.
Source: https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/01/10/healthcare-divide…
As of Dec. 11, 2025, two stocks in the consumer staples sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
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.
US stocks opened mixed on Thursday as Oracle’s troubling earnings report spooked investors despite the Federal Reserve’s dovish rate cut just a day earlier. The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, unable to hold Wednesday’s momentum near record highs, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite retreated 0.7%, reflecting broader concerns about AI spending sustainability.
