Stock Market News Update

S&P 500 Driven By Headlines The headlines and performance of the S&P 500 last week were, in part, shaped by hot PPI data and the Jerome Powell statement that he has no clue what is going to happen with inflation. However, the closure of the Straits of Hormuz...

S&P 500 Downside Risk The S&P 500 confirmed a technical break to the downside with a close of 6672 on Thursday last week. The decline continued on Friday. Attempts to stabilise the oil price by releasing strategic oil reserves and lifting sanctions on Russian...

S&P 500 In Correction The historic move in oil prices, a weak Nonfarm Payrolls report, concerns about private credit, and AI all contributed to the sharp correction in the S&P 500 last Friday. The S&P 500 advance-decline line corrected to the downside, and...

AI Returns On Investment In our January 2025 post, we outlined our concerns about the returns on capital expenditures for AI and AI-related stocks. We noted that while AI will be more significant than the Internet, that alone would not drive mega-cap performance in...

AI Related Investments In The Spotlight Much of the focus in the S&P 500 last week was on earnings. More specifically, the earnings of AI-related stocks. Google and Amazon earnings were optically strong, and while there is little concern that they will continue to...

Davos Legitimacy In The Spotlight At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last week, Trump asserted the dominance of the U.S. military, economy, stock market, and borders. However, his underlying message was the demise of globalisation. The capitalist system...

AI Data Center Power Grab There is increasing concern in the U.S. about the power consumption, water use, and quality of life in communities impacted by the growth of AI data centers. AI data centers are boosting electricity demand, pushing up prices for U.S....

S&P 500 Looks Past The FED A regime change at the Federal Reserve is expected within three to six months due to the anticipated change in Federal Reserve (FED) Chair and will have implications for the S&P 500. That regime change will likely shift domination,...