Cabot Dividend Investor Weekly Update
Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
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Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
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The fourth quarter earnings season is well under way and the results have been somewhat spectacular so far, and much better than expected.
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The market is down today with the Dow falling 400 points so far. It might get uglier before the day is over.
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The FAANGs are the biggest growth stocks on the market today. What are the companies most likely to be the next FAANG stocks?
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The market is off to a good start this year and anticipating wonderful things for 2021.
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The New Year is a wild one so far in the market with big up and down swings. The Dow was down big Monday and it’s up big today as bank stocks have caught fire.
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The New Year looks promising for dividend stocks. With prices in many growth sectors at high levels ahead of a very promising economic year, the relative performance of dividend stocks in general should be much better this year than in 2020.
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Despite a global pandemic and an economic crash, stocks had a great year. As of yesterday’s close all three indexes are higher for the year and very near all time highs. The S&P 500 is up over 14% while the tech-laden Nasdaq is an...
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With Christmas just a little over a week away, the market tends to go into a holding pattern. It’s a lot like the last weeks of the summer. Investors tend to focus on other things while the market continues in the same fashion it...
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While tech stocks have boomed this year, financials have lagged. When the economy recovers post-Covid, these 2 big bank stocks should thrive.
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The final tally is in, and it was a November for the ages. The Dow Jones Industrial average was up 11.8% for November, making it the best month for the index since 1987. The S&P 500 climbed 10% while the Nasdaq gained another for...
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For the third straight week the market has rallied on the news of another coronavirus vaccine with positive late stage trial results.
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This year continues to amaze. The market had another big rally this week on news of very positive late-stage trial results for a coronavirus vaccine from pharmaceutical company Moderna (MRNA). The S&P 500 soared to a new all-time high, the first since early September.
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We still don’t know who the president is... But the market loves it. The Dow is up over 700 points and the S&P 500 is up over 3% on the day.
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The anticipated market tumult has arrived. The S&P 500 is down over 5% in less than a week. It’s also down over 8% from the high. The high market combined with the mounting risks is finally spooking investors.
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The market is still solid. The bad news and uncertainty hasn’t dragged it down in any significant way. Investors still see the prize of a rapidly recovering economy and the pandemic fading. While I see very good days ahead for the post election post...
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In short, it looks like there will be a tug-o’-war with good news and bad news at least up until the election. I expect the market will continue to bounce around in that time frame. However, there could be great things for the beyond...
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The furious market uptrend since the lows of March has experienced its rudest interruption so far. The S&P 500 got to within a whisker of a correction, falling 9.6% from the high on a closing basis. But it has since recovered nearly half the...
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After pulling back over 8% from the high, the market is having trouble finding any traction. And the selling may not be over.
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The raging bull market took a breather. The S&P 500 actually pulled back 7% from the high at the peak of the recent Labor Day selloff. But that seems to be over. The market has since regained some traction and appears to be an...
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