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See our recap of February's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers The outperformance of the S&P 500 Value index against the S&P 500 Growth index during the month of February. Value stocks, which drastically underperfo...

See our recap of January's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers According to JP Morgan, with 49.9% of companies in the S&P 500 having reported Q4 earnings so far, 84% have beaten their estimated earnings and 70% have bea...

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 by 28....

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 grew at an annualize...

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, continuing a very difficult ye...

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. The ret...

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 23...

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 the...

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....