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See our recap of April's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers 99.7 Meta (Facebook) stock is up 99.7% year-to-date even after reporting a $3.99 billion loss in the first quarter of 2023. 5.6Core CPI, which excludes volatile ...

See our recap of March's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers 42 BillionCustomers of Silicon Valley Bank withdrew $42 Billion of deposits on March 9th contributing to the collapse of the bank. 102 The 2-year treasury yield ...

See our recap of December's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers The S&P 500 locked in an 18.40% return in 2020, an excellent feat in any year, and even more so in year during which the global economy shut down due to a...

See our recap of November's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers The S&P SmallCap 600 returned 18.17% in November, leading US stock asset classes in what was its best month of the year.       The Energy sector increased...

See our recap of October's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers Small Cap Value stocks, the most beleaguered asset class in the US this year, led for the first time in October with a 3.63% return.                 US GDP gre...

See our recap of September's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers There are 32 days left before Election Day in the United States.                     The S&P 500 Energy sector declined by 14.51% in September, continuin...

See our recap of August's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers The S&P 500 gained 7.19% during August. It was the best August return since 1986.   The NASDAQ Composite has gained 49.33% over the trailing 12 months.    T...

See our recap of July's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers The S&P 500 tilted back into positive territory for 2020, with a year-to-date return through July of 2.38%. This index had fallen 34% from its peak by March 2...

See our recap of June's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers The 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio of the S&P 500, a measure of stock valuation, finished June at 21.42. The measure is at a level not seen since th...

See our recap of May's key statistics and market commentary below.  Noteworthy Numbers The S&P 500 has gained 18.19% during the first two months of the second quarter. The strong rally has erased most of the index’s losses from February and March...