Category: Markets
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Monthly Market Overview January 2025 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS• U.S. Employment Increased by 227,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Increases to 4.2%• Canadian Employment Increased by 50,500 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Increased to 6.8%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Increased to 2.7%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 1.9%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 0.7%• Canada’s…
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S&P 500 Top 25 Annual Performers 2024 Name Sector 2024(%) Monthly (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value Vistra Corp. Utilities 261.52% -13.74% 257.92% $137.87 NVIDIA Corporation Information Technology 171.25% -2.86% 171.17% $134.29 United Airlines Holdings Inc. Industrials 135.34% 0.28% 135.34% $97.10 Axon Enterprise Inc. Industrials 130.06% -8.14% 130.06% $594.32 Broadcom Inc. Information Technology 110.49%…
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S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers December 2024 Name Sector Monthly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value Broadcom Inc. Information Technology 43.04% 110.49% 107.70% $231.84 American Airlines Group Inc. Industrials 20.04% 26.86% 26.86% $17.43 Lululemon Athletica Inc. Consumer Discretionary 19.26% -25.21% -25.21% $382.41 Tesla Inc. Consumer Discretionary 17.00% 62.52% 62.52% $403.84 Teradyne…
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Weekly Market Summary December 27, 2024 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.80% 18.31% 17.99% 24,796.40 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 0.35% 14.07% 14.17% 42992.21 S&P 500 (U.S.) 0.67% 25.18% 24.87% 5970.84 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 0.86% 27.62% 27.01% 21473.02 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.81% 5.39% 5.50%…
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Weekly Market Summary December 20, 2024 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -2.67% 17.37% 19.41% 24,599.48 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -2.25% 13.67% 15.53% 42840.26 S&P 500 (U.S.) -1.99% 24.34% 26.23% 5930.85 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) -2.25% 26.53% 28.60% 21289.15 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -2.60% 4.54% 4.78%…
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Weekly Market Summary December 13, 2024 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -1.63% 20.59% 22.52% 25274.3 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -1.82% 16.29% 18.17% 43828.06 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.64% 26.86% 28.55% 6051.09 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 0.73% 29.44% 31.50% 21780.25 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -0.10% 7.33%…
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Weekly Market Summary December 6, 2024 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.17% 22.57% 26.70% 25687.95 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -0.60% 18.45% 23.82% 44642.52 S&P 500 (U.S.) 0.96% 27.68% 33.87% 6090.22 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 3.31% 28.51% 36.95% 21622.25 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.26% 7.44%…
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Monthly Market Analysis December 2024 Global Economy Unpredictability Although the purpose of this article is not to analyze government policies, it is necessary to reflect on the changing political environment in the United States. The proposed changes to U.S. Government policy will lower corporate taxes, increase tariff rates, and widen the number of countries that…
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Monthly Market Overview December 2024 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS • U.S. Employment Increased by 12,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.1%• Canadian Employment Increased by 14,500 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.5%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Increased to 2.6%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Increased to 2.0%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 0.4%•…
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S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers November 2024 Name Sector Monthly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value Axon Enterprise Inc. Industrials 52.77% 150.44% 186.44% $646.96 Tesla Inc. Consumer Discretionary 38.15% 38.91% 41.38% $345.16 Tapestry Inc. Consumer Discretionary 31.25% 73.31% 96.65% $62.28 EPAM Systems Inc. Information Technology 29.30% -17.97% -6.89% $243.92 Warner Bros.…