Category: Markets


  •  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…

  •   S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers January 2025   Name Sector Monthly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value Constellation Energy Utilities 34.09% 34.09% 145.89% $299.98 CVS Health Corporation Health Care 25.82% 27.42% -24.06% $56.48 General Electric Company Industrials 22.05% 22.05% 53.73% $203.57 Vistra Corp. Utilities 21.88% 21.88% 309.53% $168.03 Qorvo Inc. Information Technology 18.66%…

  •   Weekly Market Summary January 31, 2025     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.25% 3.26% 20.28% 25,533.10 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 0.27% 4.70% 15.80% 44,544.66 S&P 500 (U.S.) -1.00% 2.70% 22.65% 6,040.53 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) -1.64% 1.64% 26.55% 19,627.44 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 2.02% 6.13%…

  • Weekly Market Summary January 24, 2025     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.60% 2.99% 21.13% 25468.49 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 2.95% 4.42% 17.50% 44424.25 S&P 500 (U.S.) 2.76% 3.73% 25.32% 6101.24 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) 3.19% 3.33% 28.89% 19954.3 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.03% 4.03% 12.95%…

  •   Weekly Market Summary January 17, 2025     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.21% 1.37% 21.13% 25067.92 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 3.69% 2.22% 16.69% 43487.83 S&P 500 (U.S.) 2.91% 1.96% 26.53% 5996.66 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) 2.45% 1.65% 32.14% 19630.2 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 3.11% 4.06%…