EFIV News and Press, SPDR S&P 500 ESG From 05/03/24

2024-05-03 05:15:00 ET Summary April 2024 proved to be yet another mixed month, on net, for the dividend-paying stocks of the U.S. stock market. The number of favorable dividend changes rose while the number of unfavorable dividend changes decreased, which led to its more positive...

2024-05-03 04:50:00 ET Summary The outlook for earnings growth remains fairly positive, but much of this is already in the price. While it’s clear, there are some shorter-term headwinds facing risk assets over the coming few months. There is every chance markets continu...

2024-05-03 03:20:00 ET Summary The current macro backdrop is slightly atypical for an impending Federal Reserve easing cycle - growth and labor markets remain strong, while inflation levels are elevated despite progress over the past year. The policy backdrop is also notable as Fe...

2024-05-02 05:40:00 ET Summary First quarter earnings are tracked well thus far, but rate-sensitive industries continue to face headwinds. Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 results will be released at its annual shareholder meeting this Saturday. Costco's same-store sales figures...

2024-05-02 03:00:00 ET Summary In last month’s Absolute Return Letter, I concluded that the “E” in ESG appears to have affected equity returns more than the “S” and the “G”. This month, I will look at a different aspect of ESG investing...

2024-04-30 05:25:00 ET Summary Many financial markets hit record highs in the first quarter of 2024. The S&P 500 Index of stocks of large US companies hit a record high late in January, leading to its best first-quarter performance since 2019. Although the annual rate of i...

2024-04-23 07:15:00 ET Summary SPY has been on a very strong run recently. However, the outlook is very bearish right now. We detail four reasons why we rate SPY a Sell right now. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ) has been on a tear lately, generating very impress...

2024-04-16 11:00:00 ET Summary The initial market reaction to Iran's attack on Israel was measured, with S&P 500 Index futures trading up 0.3%. Historically, geopolitical events have generally led to modest selloffs in equity models and a flight to safety in bond markets, with...

2024-04-13 03:00:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 established its last record high on the last Thursday in March, right before the long Easter weekend. Since then, stocks have bounced around – with a bit more volatility than we’ve been used to seeing lately – in ...

2024-04-11 10:00:00 ET Summary Important earnings season ahead as investors look for signs that we are still in soft landing territory despite persistently strong economic data that’s helping to delay rate cuts. Q1 S&P 500 EPS growth expected to come in at 3.2%, the thi...