FNX News and Press, First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund From 07/01/24

2024-07-01 16:55:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 closed out the week of trading at 5,460.48, down 0.08% from where it closed the previous Friday. The lack of market moving news and change in the level of the index coincides with the early arrival of the summer doldrums for the U.S. ...

2024-07-01 01:30:00 ET Summary Q2 ’24 S&P 500 earnings will start in the next two weeks, with big banks expected to start reporting by Friday, July 12th. The technology sector still faces a very weak comp in Q2 ’24, versus the Q2 ’23 numbers. Energy se...

2024-06-30 13:10:00 ET Summary Markets, over more than 120 years, have experienced a long-term advance despite war, recession, oil shocks, political assassinations, and much more. Military conflicts test investors’ resolve to stick to their investment plan, but history sugg...

2024-06-30 00:30:00 ET Summary The S&P 500's strong first half, with gains exceeding 15%, has pushed its valuation even higher. Four stocks in the S&P 500 have a lower earnings multiple than the 4.9 percentage point gap between the average and median multiple of the index&...

2024-06-29 00:10:00 ET Summary It’s labor force data week, with JOLTS due out Tuesday, ADP out on Wednesday, jobless claims out Thursday and the all-important June nonfarm payroll report will be out Friday. The unemployment report has risen from a low of 3.2% post-pandemic ...

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2024-06-25 08:50:00 ET Summary Goldman Sachs recently upped its price target to S&P 6300 for the end of this year, along with Evercore ISI upping its year-end target to 6000. Valuation contractions happen during recessionary and bear market periods. A bullish scenario enti...

2024-06-25 07:35:00 ET Summary The future for dividends to be paid during the remainder of 2024 by the firms that make up the S&P 500 dimmed since our previous update. This negative change in expectations took place during the past week, in the days ahead of the effective end ...

2024-06-24 05:30:00 ET Summary Forward revisions for the S&P 500 continue to be positive across all time trends, i.e., sequential, 4-week rate of change, and the 12-week rate of change for the quarterly estimates that were added for 2025, around April 1 ’24. A number of...

2024-06-22 23:57:00 ET Summary The bulls have long rationalized that low rates and increased liquidity justify overpaying for the underlying fundamentals. The fiscal policies implemented after the pandemic-driven economic shutdown created a surge in demand that further exacerbated...