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See our recap of September's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 12.2 Energy was the best-performing sector in the third quarter of 2023 with a total return of 12.2%. Energy was also the only positive S&P sector for Sep...

See our recap of August's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 8.8 The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that the number of job openings in the US fell to 8.8 million, the lowest number since March of 2021. 237 N...

See our recap of July's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 13The Dow Jones Industrial Average was positive for 13 straight days posting its longest streak of days in positive territory since 1987. 1 The Bank of Japan annou...

See our recap of June's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 33The Consumer Discretionary sector is up 33% year-to-date despite the fears around rising interest rates and recession warnings. The consumer continues to be resi...

See our recap of May's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 24.3 The S&P 500 Technology sector is outperforming the S&P 500 by 24.3% year-to-date through May. The sector has returned 33.95% year-to-date. 159 Nvidia i...

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 f...

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 e...

See our recap of February's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 517February’s jobs number showed that the U.S. added 517,000 jobs in January, well above the expected 185,000. This is good news for the state of the economy b...

See our recap of January's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 27.8% The ARKK ETF, known for investing in nonprofitable and speculative technology innovators, gained 27.8% in January after losing 74.7% over 2021 and 2022. -...

See our recap of December's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 18.1% The S&P 500 lost 18.1%, its worst calendar year decline since 2008. 13% The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate lost 13%, its worst calendar year since the inde...