Visual Capitalist: History’s Biggest Companies vs. The Magnificent Seven
Key Takeaways Historic companies from the 17th and 18th century were once worth trillions of dollars by today’s standards, thanks to monopolies on trade and speculation. This graphic compares the valuation of these companies to today’s Mag-7 heavyweights The rise of today’s tech giants has redefined market dominance. Companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, and […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended August 1
Fed holds steady As expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve held off on cutting interest rates for its fifth consecutive policy meeting, although two Fed members dissented by voting for an immediate cut of a quarter percentage point. Stocks slipped following the meeting after Chair Jerome Powell said that a potential rate cut at the Fed’s […]
LPL: Early Q2 Earnings Check-In
Q2 2025 Earnings Season: Management Teams Cautiously Optimistic Slightly over 20% of S&P 500 companies have reported earnings for the second quarter (less if measured by market cap) and so far, it appears that results are good enough. The rate of results outpacing earnings expectations is near 90%, with average upside surprises around the historical […]




