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Schwab: What Does GDP Mean For The Stock Market?
Key Points The U.S. GDP report of 4.1% annualized growth in the second quarter of this year is the first growth rate starting with a “4” in almost four years, and garnered attention from both citizens and the media. But, should investors pay close attention to a country’s GDP growth? If not, what should they […]
LPL: Longest Bull Market Ever
Don’t look now, but on August 22, 2018, this current bull market will top the 1990s bull market as the longest ever. However, be aware that the 1990s bull market saw the S&P 500 Index gain 417%, while the current bull market is up approximately 320%—so you can’t call this the greatest bull market…yet. “Age […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended August 10th
Tech strength Information technology stocks were among the biggest gainers of the week, owing in part to the sector’s strong second-quarter earnings. Tech company profits increased an average of 32% compared with the same quarter a year earlier, based on the more than 80% of the tech companies that had reported quarterly data as […]
Oppenheimer Funds: 10 Reasons To Consider Investing In International Equities
Source: Oppenheimer Funds
Charles Schwab: Balancing Act
Key Points “Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” – Thomas Merton Goldilocks peaks her head out After searching for direction, it appears stocks have found some balance, at least for now. Major U.S. indexes have moved out toward the high end their recent ranges; with the NASDAQ […]
LPL: Top Sectors In August Based On Seasonal Patterns
Are you looking for a strategy that may give your portfolio a boost during what’s historically been one of the weakest months of the year for stocks? Well, our seasonal analysis in the LPL Chart of the Day highlights specific sectors and industry groups within the S&P 500 Index that have consistently outperformed the benchmark […]
TD Ameritrade: Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged, Strikes Positive Tone In Statement
(Wednesday Post-Fed) It’s steady as she goes for the Fed this time around, as many investors had pretty much baked in. After a June hike of the benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 1.75% and 2%, the Fed concluded this week’s meeting Wednesday by standing pat and keeping rates right there. The economy continues […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended August 3rd
Fed stays the course The U.S. Federal Reserve wrapped up its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, issuing a statement that suggested a September rate hike was likely given the strong labor market and continued economic expansion. Stocks inch higher Major market indexes closed the week slightly higher, and the S&P 500 posted […]
TD Ameritrade: Earnings and Economy
GDP Hits 4-Year High As Busiest Reporting Week Winds Down Friday Market Open) Another full cargo of earnings unloads on Wall Street today, rounding out the busiest reporting week of the quarter in which more than 170 S&P 500 companies opened their books. Additionally, the wrapping paper came off one of the quarter’s key data […]
Alliance Bernstein: 2Q 2018 Fixed Income Market Review
Global growth remains robust, and central banks around the world continue to unwind what has been very accommodative policy, and that resulted in flatter yield curves across the board, particularly in the U.S. where the Fed hiked multiple times, but even in Europe where the ECB has committed to unwinding their asset purchases by the […]