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Category Archives: Corporate Earnings

S&P 500, Nasdaq at record highs on strong jobs data

Your success in investing will depend, in part, on your character and guts, and in part on your ability to realize at the height of ebullience and the depth of despair alike, that this too shall pass. – John Bogle Both the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index closed at record highs on […]

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Nasdaq jumps over 1% on strong technology earnings

The best investment you can make is an investment in yourself…The more you learn, the more you’ll earn. – Warren Buffett The S&P 500 Index had its weekly winning streak snapped at four as it closed slightly lower on weak trading volume but remains within two points of its all-time high. The best performing stock […]

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Stocks edge higher on earnings, manufacturing data

It would be wonderful if we could avoid the setbacks with timely exits, but nobody has figured out how to predict them. – Peter Lynch For the fourth consecutive week, the S&P 500 Index posted a gain and in the process set a new record closing high of 2,175 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

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S&P 500 hits an all-time high on earnings, economic data

To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than most people realize; to achieve superior results is harder than it looks. – Benjamin Graham Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index hit all-time highs last week, making the lows reached four days after the Brexit vote seem like a distant memory. Since […]

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S&P 500 near all-time high on strong jobs data for June

I never make a prediction that can be proved wrong in 24 hours. – Louis Rukeyser Worries that the weak May employment report could be an ominous sign of a slowing U.S. economy were eliminated on Friday as the June jobs report far exceeded everybody’s expectations. As a result, the S&P 500 Index soared over […]

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Stocks soar as investors rethink Brexit vote

More money has been lost trying to anticipate and protect from corrections than actually in them. – Peter Lynch Investors had second thoughts about the effects of the Brexit vote on global stock markets last week and decided that there won’t be any immediate consequences. All of the major U.S. stock averages rallied at least […]

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S&P 500 rises over 2% on strong economic data

What we learn from history is that people don’t learn from history. – Warren Buffett Despite increasing odds of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike over the next few months, stocks climbed more than 2% last week as economic data was better than expected. Investors have become more comfortable with the possibility of a rate […]

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S&P 500 slips on weak retail outlook, stronger dollar

Index investing outperforms active management year after year. – Jim Rogers The S&P 500 Index posted a modest loss for the third consecutive week as several major retailers reported disappointing quarterly sales and earnings and a stronger dollar weighed on commodity prices.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is comprised of large, multi-national companies with […]

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Stocks edge lower on renewed global growth concerns

It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results. …By periodically investing in an index fund, the know-nothing investor can actually outperform most investment professionals. – Warren Buffett Stocks edged lower last week as weaker than expected economic data from both the U.S. and China caused renewed concern among investors that global […]

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Weak GDP growth, tech earnings send stocks lower

Commodities tend to zig, when the equity markets zag. – Jim Rogers Both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week on a sour note and closed lower by more than 1% as several factors seemed to unnerve investors. The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index dropped even more as disappointing earnings […]

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