VOT News and Press, Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth From 11/16/23

2023-11-16 00:55:00 ET Summary Outlook for S&P 500 quarterly dividends per share continued to improve during the month since our first snapshot of the future for the index's dividends/share through each quarter of 2024. In between then and now, the outlook dimmed as long-term ...

2023-11-14 04:20:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 gained nearly 1.2% over its previous week's close, ending the first full trading week of November 2023 at 4409.95. The most interesting headlines of the week came on Thursday, 9 November 2023, and are related to a disappointing auctio...

2023-11-14 01:11:00 ET Summary I think the trimming or revising of lower forward growth estimates is a reflection of the FOMC policy. Crude oil and gasoline have fallen sharply in the last 6 weeks. High-yield credit spreads actually tightened a little this week, as did high-gr...

2023-11-13 22:40:00 ET Summary Approximately 85% of stocks in the S&P 500 have announced third-quarter results, so far. Revenues have come in just 0.7% better than analysts expected. According to The Wall Street Journal, the S&P 500 is on track to post 3.7% annual thirdqua...

2023-11-13 21:30:00 ET Summary We have entered the seasonally strongest part of the year – as November and December historically tend to be up months, when the stock market acts a lot better. The S&P 500 Index and its more volatile cousin, the Nasdaq 100, are both now o...

2023-11-09 19:50:00 ET Summary Since bottoming on 27 October 2023, the S&P 500 (Index: SPX) has gone on a winning streak. The index has closed up on each of the last eight trading sessions. It has gone from being one and a half percent away from crossing the threshold signalin...

2023-11-09 19:35:00 ET Summary The economy is still digesting the excesses of the Covid boom, and that process is not over yet. It could last several more years. Environments like this are characterized by unusually high risks, primarily because you’re coming off a period o...

2023-11-09 04:28:00 ET Summary Why equity markets may be undervalued. The big headwind facing investors. Where the opportunities are among market volatility. Markets have started November on stronger footing than previous months, but can that momentum continue? Dav...

2023-11-08 19:19:00 ET Summary Weakness in US equity markets since July reflects ongoing uncertainty about the macroeconomic outlook. Despite the concerns, stocks with quality and defensive features have performed relatively well and could help portfolios surmount shaky conditions...

2023-11-08 18:40:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 is fighting (unsuccessfully at this point) for its eighth positive session in a row today (the longest winning streak for the index in exactly two years). Although Monday and Tuesday saw the S&P 500 rise 17.5 bps and 28.4 bps, res...