Month: September 2024


  •    S&P 500 Top Performers September 2024   Name Sector Monthly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value Vistra Corp. Utilities 38.76% 210.33% 257.26% $118.54 Constellation Energy Utilities 32.19% 123.64% 138.38% $260.02 United Airlines Holdings Inc. Industrials 29.56% 38.29% 34.89% $57.06 Las Vegas Sands Corp. Consumer Discretionary 29.11% 3.69% 9.82% $50.34 GE Vernova Inc. Industrials…

  •  Weekly Market Summary September 27, 2024    Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.37% 14.31% 23.26% 23956.82 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 0.59% 12.27% 26.12% 42313 S&P 500 (U.S.) 0.62% 20.30% 34.24% 5738.17 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 1.10% 18.92% 37.23% 20008.62 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 1.10% 7.60% 9.58%…

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  •  Weekly Market Summary September 20, 2024 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.27% 13.88% 18.07% 23867.3691 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 1.62% 11.60% 22.13% 42063.36 S&P 500 (U.S.) 1.36% 19.55% 29.54% 5702.55 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 1.42% 17.62% 32.21% 19791.49 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -0.52% 6.42% 6.45%…

  •  Weekly Market Summary September 13, 2024    Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 3.46% 12.45% 16.22% 23568.65 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 2.60% 9.83% 19.72% 41393.78 S&P 500 (U.S.) 4.02% 17.95% 25.93% 5626.02 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 5.93% 15.98% 27.14% 19514.58 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 1.12% 6.98% 9.93%…

  • Weekly Market Summary September 6, 2024    Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -2.42% 8.70% 12.63% 22781.43 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -2.93% 7.05% 17.14% 40345.41 S&P 500 (U.S.) -4.25% 13.39% 21.12% 5408.42 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) -5.89% 9.48% 19.84% 18421.31 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -2.33% 5.80% 10.17%…

  •   Monthly Market Analysis September 2024                                                                                                                        Economy  United States  The question on many economists’ minds is: whether the U.S. economy is headed for a crash or just a slowdown? By many measures, the U.S economy is still showing signs of continued growth. Second quarter economic growth as measured by GDP was revised upward last month to…

  •   Monthly Market Overview September 2024 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS  • U.S. Employment Increased by 114,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Increased to 4.3%• Canadian Employment Decreased by -2,800 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.4%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.9%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.5%• Canada’s Monthly Retail Sales Decreased by…