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30 Apr

C + I + G = MC^2

April 30, 2021 The S&P 500 closed out the month on a high note, propelled once again by more strong corporate earnings, positive economic reports, and accommodative fiscal and monetary stimulus. Tech giants Microsoft and Amazon reported this week, adding to the recent round of stellar earnings reports. Pandemic-fueled spending on cloud services, videogaming, and ecommerce…

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23 Apr

Markets Shrug off Tax Hike Concerns

April 23, 2021 After a brief selloff on Thursday following news that the Biden administration will seek to nearly double the capital gains tax on the “wealthy”, stocks rebounded strongly on Friday on the belief that getting unanimous support from Democrats in the Senate to do so could be difficult. The move higher came as…

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16 Apr

Strong Earnings Propel Markets to New Heights

April 16, 2021 Records continue to be broken with the Q1 2021 earnings season commencing this week. Financial giants Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan led the way with better-than-expected results. Strong performance in equities trading, investment banking, and the releasing of reserves that had previously been set aside for potential bad debt during the pandemic allowed…

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