Jan 18, 2025 | Weekly Cache
Markets had a positive end even as US markets will be closed on Monday, suggesting the intermediate ~month long pause could be behind us. Dow Jones rose 3.7% last week, S&P 500 gained 2.9%, and Nasdaq composite was up 2.45%. Trading platform eToro has filed...
Jan 11, 2025 | Weekly Cache
Last week, Dow Jones and S&P fell 1.9%, NASDAQ lost 2.3%. Both S&P and NASDAQ are down nearly 1% so far in 2025, as a hot jobs report spiked treasury yields. Anthropic in is talks to raise funding at a US$60 billion valuation — more than 3x the company’s...
Jan 4, 2025 | Weekly Cache
Friday was the last day of the Santa Claus rally — Dow Jones was down 0.4%, S&P lost 0.5%, Nasdaq fell 0.7% during that period this time around. While this could presage larger declines during the year, 2023 and 2024 had weak Santa Claus rallies as well, and...
Dec 28, 2024 | Weekly Cache
Even as markets rallied for most of last week, and closed up, Friday could have given some investors pause. Last week, Dow Jones gained 0.35%, S&P 500 rose 0.7%, Nasdaq Composite was up 0.8%. Palantir and Anduril, are in talks with about a dozen competitors to...
Dec 21, 2024 | Weekly Cache
Last week, Dow Jones lost 2.25%, S&P 500 fell 2% and Nasdaq was down 1.8%. That said, markets ended the week on a better note after the Fed’s less dovish outlook Wednesday. As we enter the seasonal Santa Claus period – it remains to be seen whether...
Dec 14, 2024 | Weekly Cache
Markets ended the week mixed. NASDAQ was up 0.3% after hitting a record high Friday morning. Alphabet, and Broadcom rose on news, Tesla hit a record high. Dow Jones fell 1.8%, S&P 500 lost 0.6%. 10-year Treasury yield rose 25 basis points in its biggest weekly...