FTDS News and Press, FIRST TRUST EXCH

2024-07-02 17:30:00 ET Summary Astonishingly, the top five giants of the S&P 500 now account for a staggering 27% of the entire index. I remember when I first started working in the financial services industry how glamorous it appeared to be a stockbroker, day-trading in the l...

2024-07-02 09:25:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index surged +3.5% for the month. Despite the looming presidential election this November and the recent debate, the stock market has continued on a +56% bull market tear since the October 2023-low, eight months ago. The job and i...

2024-07-02 01:00:00 ET Summary I was not happy to see so much selling into strength last Friday, the last day of the quarter – following what should have been encouraging inflation news. Both bonds and stocks sold off, and we ended up having a flat (slightly down) week, off...

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 ...

2024-06-28 06:15:00 ET Summary Historically, the US stock market, on average, has performed well in the early stages of a Federal Reserve easing cycle. The expectation of an easing cycle and the normalization of the yield curve could help to again broaden market participation. ...

2024-06-27 13:06:18 ET More on First Trust Dividend Strength ETF Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on First Trust Dividend Strength ETF Dividend scorecard for First Trust Dividend Strength ETF Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: ...