Weekly Market Recap: Navigating Mixed Signals and Sector Shifts
Monday: Mixed Market Reactions to Manufacturing Data The week started with a mixed response on Wall Street, primarily driven by discouraging manufacturing data that seemed to weigh on investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped by 0.3%, reflecting concerns over the economic outlook for manufacturing. In contrast, the S&P 500 managed a modest gain of 0.1%, while the [...]
ARE YOU A PRUDENT INVESTOR?
Written by: Angela Akers Over the last two weeks, we have been reviewing investment styles and how to pick stocks that are consistent with each style. Dr. DiLiddo reviews these in Chapter 12 of “Stocks, Strategies & Common Sense” which is aptly named, “Investment Styles & Strategies” where he introduces the VectorVest Investment Matrix. History has shown that it [...]
PayPal Pushes 7% Higher on Bullish Outlook & New Product Rollout: 3 Other Reasons to Buy PYPL
Shares of PayPal (PYPL) have risen roughly 7% in the past week, 5.5% of which came yesterday in the stock’s best performance since the very start of the year. There are a few things moving PYPL higher: 1) a bullish outlook by the company’s CEO and 2) investor excitement about new products being rolled out by the company. Alex [...]
Lululemon Has Dropped 40% This Year on Slow Growth – Is It Time for Investors to Sell LULU?
The first half of 2024 has been rough for Lululemon Athletica (LULU), as the stock has fallen 40% in the past 6 months or so. However, the company delivered first-quarter earnings results that helped buoy the stock a bit - it regained 12% in the past week and is up 9% so far in pre-market trading Thursday morning. The [...]
Nvidia Continues to Climb Higher as Tesla Plans on Using its Chips: Is it Too Late to Buy NVDA?
Shares of Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) are up slightly in Wednesday morning trading as Elon Musk spoke to Tesla about relying on the company’s chips for its electric vehicles. Musk plans on ordering between $3 billion to $4 billion worth of chips throughout this year for Tesla, which will make up nearly two-thirds of the automaker’s training infrastructure. Musk also [...]
The Impact of May’s US Employment Data
The impending release of the latest US employment data, scheduled for this Friday, carries significant weight. According to US News, economists are projecting the addition of 190,000 jobs in May, which would maintain the unemployment rate at 3.9%. Following April’s gain of 175,000 jobs, this anticipated increase in employment signals growth and is technically one sign of an expanding [...]
