Month: August 2024

  • S&P 500 Top Performers August 2024  

       S&P 500 Top Performers August 2024   Name Sector Monthly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value Kellanova Consumer Staples 38.62% 47.00% 30.63% $80.61 Fortinet Inc. Information Technology 32.17% 31.06% 25.30% $76.71 Axon Enterprise Inc. Industrials 21.65% 41.28% 72.89% $364.97 Starbucks Corporation Consumer Discretionary 21.32% 0.45% -4.71% $94.57 The Clorox Company Consumer Staples 20.00%…

  • Weekly Market Summary August 30, 2024 

     Weekly Market SummaryAugust 30, 2024     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.26% 11.39% 14.83% 23346.18 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 0.94% 10.28% 19.13% 41563.08 S&P 500 (U.S.) 0.24% 18.42% 25.11% 5648.4 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) -0.74% 16.34% 26.59% 19574.64 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.59% 8.32% 12.08% 8376.63…

  • Weekly Market Summary August 23, 2024

      Weekly Market Summary August 23, 2024  Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.00% 11.11% 17.13% 23286.08 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 1.27% 9.25% 19.44% 41175.08 S&P 500 (U.S.) 1.45% 18.13% 27.02% 5634.61 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 1.09% 17.21% 30.19% 19720.87 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.20% 7.69%…

  • Weekly Market Summary August 16, 2024

     Weekly Market Summary August 16, 2024     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 3.33% 10.00% 15.86% 23054.76 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 2.94% 7.88% 16.95% 40659.76 S&P 500 (U.S.) 3.93% 16.45% 26.11% 5554.25 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 5.38% 15.94% 31.14% 19508.52 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 1.75% 7.48% 12.97%…

  • Weekly Market Summary August 9, 2024 

      Weekly Market Summary August 9, 2024     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.38% 6.45% 10.04% 22311.3 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -0.60% 4.80% 12.45% 39497.54 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.04% 12.04% 19.62% 5344.16 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 0.39% 10.03% 22.59% 18513.1 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -0.08% 5.62%…

  • Weekly Market Summary August 2, 2024 

     Weekly Market Summary August 2, 2024     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -2.57% 6.06% 9.94% 22227.63 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -2.10% 5.43% 12.63% 39737.26 S&P 500 (U.S.) -2.06% 12.09% 18.46% 5346.56 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) -3.06% 9.60% 19.97% 18440.85 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -1.34% 5.71% 8.11%…

  • Monthly Market Analysis August 2024

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      Monthly Market Analysis August 2024                                                                                                                        Economy  United States  Last month the U.S. economy provided additional evidence that it is slowing down. Although, the American economy added 206,000 jobs in last month’s employment report, the unemployment rate increased from 4.0% to 4.1%. The U.S. labour force is expanding as more Americans, that left the workforce and…

  • Monthly Market Overview August 2024 

      Monthly Market Overview August 2024   LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS  ·        U.S. Employment Increased by 206,000 Jobs·        U.S. Unemployment Rate Increased to 4.1%·        Canadian Employment Decreased by -1,400 Jobs·        Canada’s Unemployment Rate Increased to 6.4%·        U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 3.0%·        Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.7%·        Canada’s Monthly Retail Sales Decreased by -0.8%·        U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Unchanged at 0.0%·        U.S.…