Month: February 2025


  •  Weekly Market Summary February 28, 2025   Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.98% 2.69% 19.53% 25393.45 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -0.76% 3.05% 12.49% 43840.91 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.98% 1.24% 17.45% 5954.50 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -3.47%…

  •  S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers February 2025    Monthly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           Super Micro Computer, Inc. 46.75% 35.68% -49.35% $41.36 T-Mobile US, Inc. 21.95% 22.18% 64.65% $269.69 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 21.8% 23.75% 57.24% $114.31 Yum! Brands, Inc. 20.99% 16.55% 12.82% $156.37 Philip Morris International Inc.…

  • Weekly Change 2024 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS          S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -1.32% 1.69% 18.77% 25147.03 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -2.51% 2.08% 12.47% 43428.02 S&P 500 (U.S.) -1.66% 2.24% 20.7% 6013.13 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -2.51% 1.1% 25.31% 19524.01 FTSE 100 (U.K) -0.84%…

  •  Weekly Market Summary February 14, 2025     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.16% 3.05% 21.99% 25,483.23 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 0.55% 5.09% 15.93% 44,546.08 S&P 500 (U.S.) 1.47% 3.96% 22.28% 6,114.63 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) 2.58% 3.71% 26.28% 20,026.77 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.06% 6.84% 15.38%…

  •   Monthly Market Analysis February 2025                   Economy  Tariffs  The United Nations (COMTRADE) estimates that in 2017, the first year of the Trump presidency, Canada exported $319 billion USD to the United States. By 2021, one year after Trump left the White House, Canadian exports to the United States were $378 billion USD. Most recently, in…

  •   Weekly Market Summary February 7, 2025     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -0.35% 2.89% 21.33% 25,442.91 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -0.54% 4.13% 14.55% 44,303.40 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.24% 2.45% 20.64% 6,025.99 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) -0.53% 1.10% 23.91% 19,523.40 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.31% 7.14%…

  • Monthly Market Overview February 2025  LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS • U.S. Employment Increased by 256,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Decreased to 4.1%• Canadian Employment Increased by 90,900 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Decreased to 6.7%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Increased to 2.9%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 1.8%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 0.4%• Canada’s…