IVW News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Growth From 02/13/24

2024-02-13 18:25:00 ET Summary The consumer price index (CPI) for January showed that core inflation held steady at a rate of 3.9% last month, a small setback in a trend of moderating inflation in the U.S. Healing in global supply chains and a rebalancing of the U.S. labor market ...

2024-02-13 15:51:57 ET Summary The article discusses the potential for a long and enduring bull market driven by investor demography and technological advances. It highlights the importance of understanding market behavior over a longer time frame and the need for patience in inve...

2024-02-13 08:30:00 ET Summary No question we have a bubble here, but it is not the entire market - without the "Mag 7", the S&P forward multiple is around 15.5. The 20.4 forward multiple on the entire index appears to be all that many investors and market analysts see. This t...

2024-02-13 06:59:00 ET Summary While the bulls remain entirely in control of the market narrative, divergences and other technical warnings suggest becoming more cautious may be prudent. As the S&P 500 index approaches another psychological milestone of 5000, we again see nume...

2024-02-13 06:10:00 ET Summary We find the outlook for the S&P 500's dividends per share has continued to brighten during the past two months. Looking at the current quarter of 2024-Q1, the projected cash dividend to be paid to S&P 500 investors by the end of the quarter h...

2024-02-13 02:03:00 ET Summary There are some similarities between then and now, but not so much in the stock market. The short-term trend of the 10-year yield is now neutral, having broken the short-term downtrend. In the shorter term, sentiment is now too bullish and a corre...

2024-02-13 01:40:00 ET Summary Earnings haven’t been consistently rewarded in equity markets recently. That could change faster than you think. When seven giant stocks dominate returns, it’s hard for active managers to outperform the market. We think the pendulum...

2024-02-13 00:40:00 ET Summary Bull markets naturally climb a “wall of worry,” and the latest worries center around escalating wars, the presidential race, and delays in Fed rate cuts. Shipping disruptions in the Red Sea are not adversely impacting the U.S., but they...

2024-02-12 23:00:00 ET Summary While the NASDAQ 100 Index is being pushed up by the AI momentum trade, the small-cap Russell 2000 finally woke up last week but is still down for the year. The broad market is lagging the S&P 500 index because of the high concentration of trilli...

2024-02-12 13:20:00 ET Summary Since October, the stock market has been roaring higher on the idea that the Fed was winning the battle against inflation and was ready to start lowering rates. This was the much-hyped "soft landing" for the economy. Since January 12th, the market ha...