FTDS News and Press, FIRST TRUST EXCH From 07/04/23

2023-07-04 01:50:00 ET Summary The yield curve, as measured by the 2-year note and 10-year note (Treasury yields) have gotten more inverted of late, registering at -106 basis points (bps) at last count. Even at that, many bond experts are saying that we are still in “lucky&...

2023-07-03 21:33:00 ET Summary After receding last week, the tide rolled in favor of the S&P 500. The index rose to 4450.38, up 2.4% from the previous week's close. The rising tide that lifted stock prices during the final week of the second quarter of 2023 emanated from the b...

2023-07-03 06:30:00 ET Summary The forward 4-quarter estimate this week fell to $224.01 from last week’s $224.33. Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services were the big positive change between Q4 ’22 and Q1 ’23 EPS. Energy revenue saw a big swing n...

2023-07-01 03:30:00 ET Summary Equity markets hit a bottom in October 2022, with the S&P 500 retreating about 25 percent from the record high set at the beginning of that year. As we write this article on Friday morning, the S&P 500 is up in simple price terms by more than...

2023-07-01 00:25:00 ET Summary The consensus opinion is inflation will fall to the 3% range or lower within 18 months or so. The data does not support this thesis. The greatest risk for investors is placing a bet that rates will fall when history does not support this outcome. ...

2023-06-29 21:10:00 ET Summary There are some companies putting “AI” in their names, but it is not yet a huge number and they have real business reasons for doing so. Naturally, investors will look to track measures like the intensity with which firms are using AI or...

2023-06-29 20:10:00 ET Summary Investors and market “pundits” pay a great deal of attention to “market sentiment” because, regardless of the quantitative facts on the ground, what investors believe also matters a great deal, at least in the short term. ...

2023-06-29 04:25:00 ET Summary Geopolitical fragmentation and rewiring of global supply chains are set to drive up production costs. Economic relationships investors have relied upon could break down in the new regime. Relative value opportunities from potential market mispric...

2023-06-28 13:10:57 ET First Trust Dividend Strength ETF ( NASDAQ: FTDS ) - $0.2686 . Payable Jun 30; for shareholders of record Jun 28; ex-div Jun 27. For further details see: First Trust Dividend Strength ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.2686

2023-06-28 12:40:19 ET First Trust Dividend Strength ETF ( NASDAQ: FTDS ) declares $0.2686/share quarterly dividend . Payable June 30; for shareholders of record June 28; ex-div June 27. See FTDS Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For fur...