Dear mooers,
We are coming to the end of a very unusual year full of uncertainty. Whether good or bad, we all witnessed the history.
Before you want to see what you can expect in 2022, let's have a little break and take a guess of the closing price of the S&P 500.
A happy ending or a tragedy? Go big or go home? Place your bet NOW!
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Place your bet on the closing price of the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ (i.e.4800.11) on Friday...

$FuboTV (FUBO.US)$ 156% YoY growth, trading at 2X next year sales.  It will trade 1x sales in 2023. This is $Netflix (NFLX.US)$ 15 years ago and $Roku Inc (ROKU.US)$ three years ago all over again.

Shares of $Apple (AAPL.US)$ climbed nearly 3% on Wednesday, following the Federal Reserve's meeting.
If the stock gains just 2% to trade at $182.85, that would send Apple's market cap to $3 trillion, and the company will become the world's first $3 trillion company.
According to Vanda Research, amateur investors have poured nearly $1.1 billion into Apple shares since the end of November. The stock has gained nearly 36% this year, outpacing the S&P 500's strong 25% advance.
Apple's following among amateur investors and its $90 billion share buyback program is aiding the stock's gains.
--- Vanda Research said.
Also investment bank $JPMorgan (JPM.US)$ has increased the target price for Apple to $210, citing high demand and expected earnings in early 2022, as well as the prospect of a 5G iPhone SE.
Mooers, Do you think Apple will hit $3 trillion market value today? Would you buy in Apple at this moment?
Source: Market Insider

By Danilo
Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:
- U.S. stock futures rose in early Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled it would be aggressive on tapering and sees three interest rate hikes in 2022.
- It is the latest sign of how an acceleration and broadening of inflationary pressures, together with signs of an ever-tighter labor market, is reshaping officials' economic outlook and policy planning.
Market Snapshot
U.S. stock futures rose in early Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled it would be aggressive on tapering and sees three interest rate hikes in 2022.
Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ jumped about 179 points. $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ futures added 0.6% each.
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