2020 Capital Highlights in The Markets Archives
DEC 2020 U.S. Stocks Reached Record Territory
If a vaccine for COVID-19 were available right now, would you get it? If you aren’t quite sure, you’re not alone—more than a third of Americans stated the same thing.
NOV 2020 Valuations Remain High
Given the market turmoil of this past week, investors might find solace in this item. Nobel prize-winning Yale University Finance Professor Dr. Robert Shiller reports that most investors now expect the U.S. stock market to crash like it did in 1929 or 1987.
OCT 2020 September was a "Perfect Storm"
As September came to a close analysts described the NASDAQ’s performance as a “perfect storm” and “a ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ month”.
SEPT 2020 Notable Gains
What would have been labeled as a “conspiracy theory” just a few short years ago is now a generally accepted fact, a recent study by UBS shows.
AUG 2020 Economic Recovery
The e‑commerce behemoth’s stock sits at all-time highs, and its president Jeff Bezos is (by far) the richest man in the world.
JUL 2020 Amazon Dependence
The e‑commerce behemoth’s stock sits at all-time highs, and its president Jeff Bezos is (by far) the richest man in the world.
JUNE 2020 Playing the Long Game
Sweden pursued its own distinct path in confronting the coronavirus pandemic.
MAY 2020 Uptrends
Even as the S&P surged back in April from its March lows, market technician Tom McClellan noted that investors have been fleeing one of the most popular ETFs on Wall Street.
APR 2020 Economic Fallout
As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, officials are studying the quickest and most effective way to contain its spread.
MAR 2020 “Event-driven” Bear Markets
Stocks suffered a week of historic losses as worries deepened about the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, compounded by a destructive price war in the oil industry.
FEB 2020: U.S. Stocks Recorded Solid Gains
China is tapping all available monetary and fiscal tools to blunt the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy.
JAN 2020: Investors are Likely Celebrating Gains
Investors themselves yanked a staggering $59 billion out of hedge funds last year in North America alone as the industry is on track to record more hedge fund closures than new hedge fund launches for a fifth consecutive year.
