US Equity Markets Bend But Don’t Break
A toxic mix of a potential slowing in AI spending, rising oil prices, and increased Fed rate hike bets see markets fall, but they end well off the lows.
A toxic mix of a potential slowing in AI spending, rising oil prices, and increased Fed rate hike bets see markets fall, but they end well off the lows.
Not bad enough to buy and not good enough to chase.
Let’s scan through the headlines for the stories of the week that speak to our Pro Portfolio holdings.
During a week of outperformance vs. the S&P, we closed out one holding, locking in substantial gains that rebuilt our cash position.
Oracle’s big AI backlog, Microsoft’s multi-year data center plans, and other headlines are moving the market this morning.
Let’s scan through the headlines for the stories of the week that speak to our Pro Portfolio holdings.
We exited one holding, and added to three others, upgrading one of them along the way.
Microsoft resentments, earnings from HPE, Snowflake and Ciena, plus other headlines moving the market this morning.
With a mere $1 billion gap in the way, SCHD is about to dethrone VIG. But bigger isn’t always better.