PANews reported on November 17 that Morgan Stanley forecasts a target price of 7,800 for US stocks by the end of 2026 and expects US stocks to outperform other regions.
In addition, the agency upgraded its rating on U.S. small-cap stocks relative to large-cap stocks to "overweight," while also adjusting the ratings of some sectors, upgrading the consumer discretionary sector from "underweight" to "overweight" and the healthcare sector from "neutral" to "overweight."
Morgan Stanley also predicts that the dollar index will fall to 94 in the first half of 2026, before rebounding to 99 by the end of the year.



Wormhole’s native token has had a tough time since launch, debuting at $1.66 before dropping significantly despite the general crypto market’s bull cycle. Wormhole, an interoperability protocol facilitating asset transfers between blockchains, announced updated tokenomics to its native Wormhole (W) token, including a token reserve and more yield for stakers. The changes could affect the protocol’s governance, as staked Wormhole tokens allocate voting power to delegates.According to a Wednesday announcement, three main changes are coming to the Wormhole token: a W reserve funded with protocol fees and revenue, a 4% base yield for staking with higher rewards for active ecosystem participants, and a change from bulk unlocks to biweekly unlocks.“The goal of Wormhole Contributors is to significantly expand the asset transfer and messaging volume that Wormhole facilitates over the next 1-2 years,” the protocol said. According to Wormhole, more tokens will be locked as adoption takes place and revenue filters back to the company.Read more