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2024-02-03 00:17:00 ET Summary The rise of the Magnificent Seven marks a shift in the type of company that grows to become a mega cap. Index methodology that requires a history of profitability would make these companies ineligible for index inclusion. Some of the top performi...

2024-01-31 04:28:00 ET Summary In Russell Investments’ factor portfolios, the Global Large Cap Growth, Momentum and Size factors outperformed the MSCI All-Country World Index during Q4, while the Global Large Cap Value and Low Volatility factors underperformed the index. The Gl...

2024-01-30 04:42:00 ET Summary S&P 500 continued rising slowly to record a series of new highs for another four days before dipping 3.19 points to close out the trading week ending on Friday, 26 January 2024 at 4,890.97. The trajectory of the S&P 500 is much more consisten...

2024-01-22 03:13:00 ET Summary Friday, January 19th, 2024, saw the first trade above the January ’22 high of 4,815, with the S&P 500 ultimately closing at 4,839.81, or the first all-time high in 24 months. The all-time high came on no new economic data, or critical earn...

2024-01-21 06:15:00 ET Summary The leadership in the S&P 500 has contracted, with the "Magnificent 7" being replaced by the "Troubling 3" (Microsoft, Meta, and Nvidia). The Troubling 3 stocks account for nearly all of the gains in the S&P 500 this year. The market is b...

2024-01-18 11:43:00 ET Summary Lagging indicators suggest that all is well in the economy, however, more forward-looking factors present reasons for concern. It takes an active approach to stock selection to find investments that are well positioned for the road ahead. Whether...

2024-01-15 04:45:00 ET Summary The forward 4-quarter estimate ended the week at $243.52, down from last week’s $243.98. The S&P 500 earnings yield (EY) fell to 5.09% this week, from last week’s 5.19%. It’s actually another lighter week of earnings...

2024-01-12 23:25:00 ET Summary The biggest economic story of 2023 was about something that didn’t happen. There was no recession in the United States or, for that matter, in the global economy at large. We expect 2024 will be a different environment for AI, one less about h...

2024-01-09 01:01:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index remains just 2.1% below its 3 January 2022 all-time high closing value of 4,796.56. The major news prompting that change is uncertainty on the timing and direction of the Fed's next change in the Federal Funds Rate. The Fed ...

2024-01-08 08:00:00 ET Summary The stock market rally in 2023 was primarily enjoyed by seven large-cap technology stocks, but I expect the rally will ultimately widen in 2024 for both stocks and bonds. The Federal Reserve is projected to shift from tightening to accommodation as i...