In the first half of 2023, a substantial 57% of actively managed mutual funds and ETFs managed to surpass their respective benchmarks. This might initially suggest that consistently outperforming the market has become more feasible. However, it’s crucial to maintain perspective and resist the temptation to believe that consistently beating...
Dow Maintains Its Weekly Gains Despite Friday’s Stock Market Downturn On Friday, the U.S. stock market closed with losses as investors grew concerned about rising inflationary pressures ahead of the Federal Reserve’s upcoming meeting, along with an ongoing auto workers’ strike adding to market unease. Here’s a summary of how...
U.S. stock index futures displayed strength in the early hours of Thursday, with a stable bond market and close attention on two key factors: the release of August’s retail sales data and the debut of ARM Holdings’ IPO. The performance of stock-index futures at the time was as follows: In...
On Wednesday morning, the stock market in the United States experienced a boost when the latest consumer-price index data showed an increase in inflation in August. This could potentially change the Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rates. How are stock indexes trading On Tuesday, the Dow industrials fell by 18...
S&P 500 Energy Sector Gains Favor, as Predicted by Oppenheimer’s Stoltzfus In the midst of recent turbulence in the U.S. stock market, Oppenheimer’s Chief Investment Strategist, John Stoltzfus, maintains his optimism about the S&P 500 hitting record highs this year. Back in late July, Stoltzfus boldly projected that the S&P...
Five percent is a relatively typical interest rate,” notes Michael Rosen, CIO at Angeles Investments. Throughout the year, consumer spending has defied expectations on Wall Street, maintaining stocks at near-record levels and preventing the U.S. economy from plunging into recession. This coming week, sentiment surrounding stocks may pivot on two...
