Month: May 2025


  •  S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers May 2025   Company Sector Monthly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value       NRG Energy, Inc. Utilities 42.27% 72.80% 84.19% $155.90 Constellation Energy Corporation Utilities 37.02% 36.85% 36.09% $306.15 Seagate Technology Holdings Electronic Technology 29.56% 36.65% 25.86% $117.94 Insulet Corporation Health Technology 28.83% 24.50% 84.73% $325.03…

  •  Weekly Market Summary May 30, 2025   Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.14% 5.85% 18.59% 26175.05 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 1.6% -0.64% 10.91% 42270.07 S&P 500 (U.S.) 1.88% 0.51% 12.92% 5911.69 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 2.01%…

  •  Weekly Market Summary May 23, 2025   Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -0.35% 4.66% 16.57% 25879.95 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -2.47% -2.21% 6.5% 41603.07 S&P 500 (U.S.) -2.61% -1.34% 10.16% 5802.82 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -2.47%…

  •  Monthly Market Analysis May 2025   Economy The United States Tariff Negotiations The Trump Administration started executing emergency Executive Orders implementing new tariffs on February 1, 2025. Since then, many of the announced tariffs have either been paused, lowered, or altered. It has become quite apparent that the United States has imposed high tariffs to spur…

  •  Weekly Market Summary May 16, 2025   Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 2.42% 5.03% 16.47% 25971.93 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 3.41% 0.26% 6.99% 42654.74 S&P 500 (U.S.) 5.27% 1.3% 12.48% 5958.38 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 7.15%…

  •  Weekly Market Summary May 9, 2025   Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.3% 2.55% 13.33% 25357.74 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -0.16% -3.04% 4.73% 41249.38 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.47% -3.77% 8.55% 5659.91 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -0.27%…

  • Weekly Market Summary May 2, 2025   Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.30% 1.23% 14.70% 25,031.51 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 3.00% -2.88% 8.09% 41,317.43 S&P 500 (U.S.) 2.92% -3.31% 12.29% 5,686.67 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 3.42%…

  •  Monthly Market Overview May 2025  LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS• U.S. Employment Increased by 228,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Increased to 4.2%• Canadian Employment Decreased by -32,600 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Increased to 6.7%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.4%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.3%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 1.4%• Canada’s…