VOT News and Press, Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth From 04/19/24

2024-04-19 02:30:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 has dropped nearly four percent from the record high level it reached at the end of March 2024. The amount of dividends expected to be paid out by S&P 500 firms during 2024-Q3 has decreased, falling from $17.82 to $17.72 during th...

2024-04-17 08:45:00 ET Summary Economic reflation is becoming the next bullish narrative as equity valuation increases continue to outpace earnings gains, at least according to Goldman Sachs and Tony Pasquariello. Interest rates, gold, and commodity prices have increased in the pa...

2024-04-17 07:25:00 ET Summary On Apr. 15, the market closed 3.7% below its previous peak - a drawdown that’s irrelevant in the grand scheme of market history for peak-to-trough declines. Every bear market starts with a relatively soft, innocuous slide, however, so there&#x...

2024-04-16 02:35:00 ET Summary The repercussions of delayed rate cuts continued to shake out in the U.S. stock market in the past week. The S&P 500 (Index: SPX) dropped a little over 1.5% from where it ended the previous week to close at 5,123.41 on Friday, 12 April 2024. ...

2024-04-15 20:35:00 ET Summary The “expected” Q1 ’24 SP 500 EPS growth has fallen to +2.7% as of Friday, April 12th, ’24 (down from +5% as of last Friday, April 5th. Q4 ’23 S&P 500 EPS expected YoY growth peaked at +10.9% on 9/22/23, then fel...

2024-04-15 09:50:00 ET Summary Powerful investment themes, such as AI, can capture the market’s collective imagination. Taken to an extreme, however, they can also trigger distortions across and within the markets. In our 2Q 2024 Equity Outlook, we examine key historic dist...

2024-04-10 13:00:00 ET Summary The rise of 'vibecession' and what it tells us about market sentiment. Why the U.S. economy continues to beat expectations. Many investors remain on the sidelines, despite markets at record highs. Despite signs of a strong U.S. ...

2024-04-10 07:20:00 ET Summary In the most recent report from FINRA, margin debt levels have surged as bullish investors leverage their bets in the equity market. The increase in leverage is not surprising, as it represents increased risk-taking by investors in the stock market. ...

2024-04-09 13:20:00 ET Summary Key market drivers in Q1. Can equity markets continue to rally in Q2? Why there may be fewer rate cuts than the market is expecting. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: TDAM CIO On Nav...

2024-04-09 01:11:00 ET Summary The glories of high-frequency trading were on full display last Thursday as the S&P 500 turned a 1% gain into a 1.2% loss for the day. It was all about the noise - the potential for a good jobs number being bad news for the prospects of a rate cu...