by Michael Vodicka | Apr 16, 2012 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks
Mastercard, Inc. (MA) has been on a tear for the last 18 months, more than doubling in price after climbing from below $200 in September of 2010 to a new all-time high of $443.80. With earnings projected to jump 18% this year and shares trading in line with historical...
by Michael Vodicka | Apr 3, 2012 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
*Energy stocks have been weak for the last year. But with earnings holding up and crude on the rise, the long-term valuation looks compelling. The market has had a great year, with the S&P 500 (SPY) posting its best first quarter in 14 years. That rising tide has...
by Michael Vodicka | Jan 15, 2012 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
Stocks managed to gut out a second consecutive weekly gain in spite of fresh head winds out of Europe and slightly mixed results on the earnings front. For the week, the S&P 500 gained .9%, the Dow Industrials added .4% while the NASDAQ led the way after tacking...
by Michael Vodicka | Oct 16, 2011 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
October kept up its winning ways, with stocks posting their second consecutive weekly gain on Q3 earnings and more optimism for the Euro zone. There were two main factors driving the action on the Street this week. The first was the Euro zone, where France and Germany...
by Michael Vodicka | Apr 10, 2011 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
It was a quiet week for stocks, with the averages breaking a two-week win streak as rising crude pulled the market lower directly ahead of Q1 earnings season. For the week, the S&P 500 fell a marginal .3% to remain glued to the recent 2-year high. The market’s...
by Michael Vodicka | Apr 2, 2011 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
Good things rarely come easy, and that’s exactly what just happened in the first quarter of 2011. Stocks were hot out of the gate in January and early February as momentum from late 2010 carried over into the New Year. But just as the market and investors were...
