S&P 500 Index Stock Discussion

Devastation caused by wildfires in the Los Angeles area have brought the total death toll of 24 as strong winds and no significant rainfall reins over the area. Thoughts and prayers are with those who have been impacted and first responders fighting to bring the fires under control.
Addicted to the Fed: Good news is bad news; monetary policy has been the single biggest driver of stock price performance ever since the US Fed discarded forward guidance and been extr...

Welcome back to the new year as we kickstart to our 1st weekly report of 2025. Hope you had a great new year holiday, and best wishes for a very prosperous 2025 with good health, great fortune, lots of happiness and much success personally and professionally!
Let’s start with some news for this week, the world's largest consumer technology trade show CES officially kicks off tomorrow in Las Vegas, and Nvidia's Jensen Huang is expected to share about updates on its B...

Trader’s Talk is back!
We are just one week away from Trump’s inauguration, with the world watching with bated breath to see if he would make good on his campaign promises and post-election rhetoric.
Against this backdrop, US markets have remained in focus, after a U.S. jobs report on Friday dampened investors’ hopes for early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. All three major US indices ended the week in the red on Friday,...

S&P 500: 5,827.04 (-1.5%)
Nasdaq-100: 20,847.58 (-1.6%)
DJIA: 41,938.45 (-1.6%)
Eurostoxx: 4,977.26 (-0.8%)
U.S. crude futures: 76.57 (+3.6%)
On Friday, U.S. nonfarm payrolls came in hotter than expected, growing by 256,000 in December. U.S. stock markets pulled back following rising yields, which spiked to its highest level since 2023 as uncertainty loomed over the Fed’s rate cut plan. The S&P ...

Good morning mooers! Here are things you need to know about today's Singapore markets:
- Singapore shares opened lower on Monday;
- Singapore Residential Property Market to See Modest Growth in 2025
- Recovery Anticipated in Landed Home Rentals in 2025, Luxury Segment to Experience Slowdown
- Stocks to watch: Stoneweg E-Reit, Grand Venture Technology, etc.
- Latest share buy back transactions
Market Snapshot
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As the market has recently taken a dip, many investors especially beginners are voicing concerns about what feels like a crash. But let’s take a step back and put things into perspective.
A Pullback, Not a Panic
Personally, I believe this is a very healthy consolidation. In fact, I would be more concerned if the markets continued to rise endlessly without any corrections.
Since late December, stocks have experienced a noticeable decline. Howe...

For the S&P 500, the last two years have been nothing short of spectacular, with consecutive gains exceeding 23% in both 2023 and 2024. This is a rare occurrence, something not seen since the late 1990s during the dot-com boom. Over the past six years, aside from the sharp correction in 2022, the index has consistently posted impressive returns, often climbing between 15% and nearly 30% annually.
Tech Giants: The “Magnificent Seven”
Fuel...