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S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers December 2025             Company Sector Monthly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value       Dollar General Corporation Retail Trade 21.60% 75.59% 75.59% $133.14 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Consumer Services 20.72% -13.39% -13.39% $22.29 Micron Technology, Inc. Electronic Technology 20.35% 238.18% 238.18%…

Weekly Market Summary December 26, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.77% 29.41% 28.79% 31999.76 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 1.2% 14.49% 12.43% 48710.97 S&P 500 (U.S.) 1.4% 17.82% 14.78% 6929.94 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 1.22%…

Monthly Market Analysis December 2025                                              Economy  United States During the month of November, the United States generated 64,000 additional jobs, after a loss of -105,000 jobs in October. The large decline in jobs during…

Weekly Market Summary December 19, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.72% 28.42% 30.07% 31755.77 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -0.67% 13.14% 13.68% 48134.89 S&P 500 (U.S.) 0.1% 16.2% 16.49% 6834.50 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 0.48%…

Weekly Market Summary December 12, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.69% 27.5% 24.07% 31527.39 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 1.05% 13.9% 10.35% 48458.05 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.63% 16.08% 12.83% 6827.41 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -1.62%…

Weekly Market Summary December 5, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -0.23% 26.62% 21.93% 31311.41 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 0.5% 12.72% 7.12% 47954.99 S&P 500 (U.S.) 0.31% 16.81% 13.09% 6870.40 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 0.91%…

Monthly Market Overview December 2025 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS THIS MONTH’S UPCOMING ECONOMIC EVENTS 1 (Source: Bank of Canada)2(Source: Statistics Canada)3(Source: United States Bureau of Labour Statistics)4(Source: United States Bureau of Economic Analysis)5(Source: United States Federal Reserve)6(Source: United Census Bureau) Last Month’s Market Activity (for November 2025) Monthly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending…

Weekly Market Summary November 28, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 4.05% 26.91% 23.13% 31382.78 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 3.18% 12.16% 6.7% 47716.42 S&P 500 (U.S.) 3.73% 16.45% 14.18% 6849.09 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 4.91%…

S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers November 2025             Company Sector Monthly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value       Albemarle Corporation Process Industries 34.45% 51.01% 20.38% 129.99 Eli Lilly and Company Health Technology 31.14% 39.31% 36.45% 1,075.47 Western Digital Corporation Electronic Technology 30.75% 262.49% 202.31% 163.33…

Monthly Market Analysis November 2025                                                            Economy Global Annual GDP Growth Rates after Trump’s Tariffs   Declining Economies (among the six economies in our tracking)   Change in Economic Growth after Trump’s…