Advisors Asset Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Veralto Co. ( NYSE:VLTO – Free Report ) by 31.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 884 shares of the company’s stock after selling 407 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Veralto were worth $99,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Veralto by 207.2% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,122,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,608,000 after buying an additional 757,389 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Veralto in the second quarter worth $39,343,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in Veralto in the second quarter valued at $24,618,000. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Veralto during the 2nd quarter valued at $20,913,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Veralto by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,178,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $398,948,000 after purchasing an additional 200,657 shares in the last quarter. 91.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of research firms recently issued reports on VLTO. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Veralto in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $118.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Veralto from $117.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Veralto from $108.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Veralto from $117.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Veralto currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $108.27. Veralto Stock Up 0.2 % NYSE:VLTO opened at $108.22 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a current ratio of 2.13. The firm has a market cap of $26.76 billion and a P/E ratio of 33.40. Veralto Co. has a fifty-two week low of $73.91 and a fifty-two week high of $115.00. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $108.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $104.81. Veralto ( NYSE:VLTO – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.04. Veralto had a net margin of 15.69% and a return on equity of 52.85%. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.75 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Veralto Co. will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Veralto Announces Dividend The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th were given a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 27th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.33%. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.11%. Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 13,190 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.15, for a total transaction of $1,452,878.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 138,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,260,841.90. This represents a 8.69 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link . Also, SVP Surekha Trivedi sold 752 shares of Veralto stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.91, for a total value of $77,388.32. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 10,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,071,601.83. The trade was a 6.74 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . In the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,448 shares of company stock valued at $1,698,675. 0.31% of the stock is owned by insiders. Veralto Profile ( Free Report ) Veralto Corporation provides water analytics, water treatment, marking and coding, and packaging and color services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Water Quality (WQ) and Product Quality & Innovation (PQI). The WQ segment offers precision instrumentation and water treatment technologies to measure, analyze, and treat water in residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, research, and natural resource applications through the Hach, Trojan Technologies, and ChemTreat brands. 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Qatar tribune Agencies India will face Pakistan in Dubai on 23 February as the International Cricket Council released the Champions Trophy fixtures on Tuesday. The eight-team tournament will be held in host country Pakistan and neutral venue Dubai from 19 February to 9 March. Defending champions Pakistan and India were drawn alongside New Zealand and Bangladesh in Group A while England will face Australia, South Africa and Afghanistan in Group B. The tournament opener will see Pakistan face New Zealand in Karachi on 19 February while India take on Bangladesh in Dubai the following day. The Pakistan Cricket Board picked Dubai as a neutral venue after India refused to travel to Pakistan because of the ongoing political tensions between the countries. As a result, India’s three group fixtures and the first semi-final on 4 March will be played in the United Arab Emirates. The final, scheduled to be held in Lahore on 9 March, will also move to Dubai if India qualify for the title decider. Meanwhile, England will begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Australia in Lahore on 22 February before facing Afghanistan on 26 February and South Africa on 1 March. The 50-over Champions Trophy will be the first time Pakistan has hosted a global event since 1996. Pakistan will also host the women’s T20 World Cup in 2028, when neutral venue arrangements will apply. Pakistan will also play at a neutral venue in any event hosted by India until 2027, as per the agreement between the Board of Control for Cricket, PCB and ICC. India and Pakistan have not met outside of men’s major tournaments since 2013 and India have not played in Pakistan since 2008. Teams Group A: Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh Group B: South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England Fixtures February 19 Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi 20 Bangladesh v India, Dubai 21 Afghanistan v South Africa, Karachi 22 Australia v England, Lahore, Pakistan 23 Pakistan v India, Dubai 24 Bangladesh v New Zealand, Rawalpindi 25 Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi 26 Afghanistan v England, Lahore 27 Pakistan v Bangladesh, Rawalpindi 28 Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore March 1 South Africa v England, Karachi 2 New Zealand v India, Dubai 4 Semi-final 1, Dubai 5 Semi-final 2, Lahore 9 Final, Lahore (unless India qualify, then it will be played in Dubai) Both semi-finals and final have reserve days. Copy 25/12/2024 10Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas Eve during the war in Gaza BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem is marking another somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza. Manger Square lacked its usual festive lights and crowds of tourists on Tuesday. Instead, the area outside the Nativity Church was quiet. The church was built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born. The war, the violence in the occupied West Bank it has spurred and the lack of festivities has deeply hurt Bethlehem's economy. The town relies heavily on Christmas tourism. The economy in the West Bank was already reeling because of restrictions placed on laborers preventing them from entering Israel during the war. Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year. It's a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome. And it will test the pope’s stamina and the ability of the Eternal City to welcome them. This begins the Christmas Eve Mass. The ceremony inaugurates the once-every-25-year tradition of a Jubilee. Francis has dedicated the 2025 Jubilee to the theme of hope. Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole. Trump said that he will direct the Department of Justice to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated.” Trump was vague on what specific actions he may take. 21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country’s highest court confirmed ruling party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections has killed at least 21 people, including two police officers. Mozambique Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda told a news conference in Maputo late Tuesday that a wave of violence and looting was sparked by the court’s announcement a day earlier. He said it was led by mostly youthful supporters of losing candidate Venancio Mondlane, who received 24% of the vote, second to Chapo, who got 65%. Prosecutors find workers in 'slavery like' conditions at Chinese car company site in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — A task force led by Brazilian prosecutors says it has rescued 163 Chinese nationals working in “slavery-like” conditions at a construction site in northeastern Brazil, where Chinese electric vehicle company BYD is building a factory. The Labor Prosecutor’s Office released videos of the dorms where the construction workers were staying, which showed beds with no mattresses and rooms without any place for the workers to store their personal belongings. In a statement issued Monday, the prosecutor’s office said the workers had been hired in China by Jinjian Group, one of the contractors on the site, which is located in Camaçari, a city in the Salvador metropolitan region. NFL players who use platform to share their faith say it's their duty to spread their love of Jesus ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Jake Bates was standing on the turf in his hometown of Houston when asked to reflect on an unlikely journey from learning how to sell bricks to making game-winning kicks for the Detroit Lions. Bates used his platform as an NFL player to spread his love of Jesus. A month later, Bates told The Associated Press it is a duty to share his faith. The NFL is filled with players and coaches who feel the same way, such as Houston's C.J. Stroud, Atlanta's Kirk Cousins, and Lamar Jackson and John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens. Stunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano HONOLULU (AP) — Lava is erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano for the second straight day. The eruption has stayed within Kilauea’s summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and no homes are threatened. Molten rock began spewing out of the volcano before dawn on Monday when fissures opened in the caldera floor and shot lava high into the air. It then oozed across the caldera floor. Scientists expect activity to fluctuate in coming days. The lava paused Monday afternoon but fountains reemerged Tuesday morning. The eruption has occurred in an area that’s been closed to the public since 2007 due to hazards including crater wall instability and rockfalls. Haiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several wounded PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s online media association confirms that two reporters were killed and others wounded in a gang attack on the re-opening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital. Street gangs have taken over an estimated 85% of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and they forced the closure of the General Hospital early this year. Authorities had pledged to reopen the facility Tuesday but as journalists gathered to cover the event, suspected gang members opened fire in a vicious Christmas eve attack. The killed journalists were identified as Markenzy Nathoux and Jimmy Jean. An unspecified number of reporters had also been wounded in the attack, which was blamed on the Viv Ansanm gang. Hurricane-force winds bear down on California, latest in stretch of extreme weather LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has been hit hard by extreme weather over the past several weeks. Atmospheric rivers, which are long stretches of wet air that can produce heavy rains, brought a record-setting rainfall before Thanksgiving. A series of atmospheric rivers are producing strong waves and storms near Santa Cruz this week. Thousands were left under evacuation warnings and orders because of a fire around Malibu. Climate change means that strong storms will be responsible for a greater share of the state's yearly precipitation and the periods between those events will be drier. Heavy travel day starts with brief grounding of all American Airlines flights WASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide due to a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. Government regulators cleared American flights to get airborne Tuesday about an hour after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a national ground stop, which prevented planes from taking off. American said in an email that the problem was caused by vendor technology in its flight operating system. Aviation analytics company Cirium said flights were delayed across American’s major hubs, with only 37% leaving on time. Nineteen flights were cancelled.By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Related Articles National Politics | Elon Musk’s preschool is the next step in his anti-woke education dreams National Politics | Trump’s picks for top health jobs not just team of rivals but ‘team of opponents’ National Politics | Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus National Politics | Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing ‘hurried’ House action National Politics | A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole, arguing that it was senseless and insulted the families of their victims. Biden said converting their punishments to life imprisonment was consistent with the moratorium imposed on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. “Joe Biden just commuted the Death Sentence on 37 of the worst killers in our Country,” he wrote on his social media site. “When you hear the acts of each, you won’t believe that he did this. Makes no sense. Relatives and friends are further devastated. They can’t believe this is happening!” Presidents historically have no involvement in dictating or recommending the punishments that federal prosecutors seek for defendants in criminal cases, though Trump has long sought more direct control over the Justice Department’s operations. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific actions he may take and said they would be in cases of “violent rapists, murderers, and monsters.” He highlighted the cases of two men who were on federal death row for slaying a woman and a girl, had admitted to killing more and had their sentences commuted by Biden. On the campaign trail, Trump often called for expanding the federal death penalty — including for those who kill police officers, those convicted of drug and human trafficking, and migrants who kill U.S. citizens. “Trump has been fairly consistent in wanting to sort of say that he thinks the death penalty is an important tool and he wants to use it,” said Douglas Berman, an expert on sentencing at Ohio State University’s law school. “But whether practically any of that can happen, either under existing law or other laws, is a heavy lift.” Berman said Trump’s statement at this point seems to be just a response to Biden’s commutation. “I’m inclined to think it’s still in sort of more the rhetoric phase. Just, ‘don’t worry. The new sheriff is coming. I like the death penalty,’” he said. Most Americans have historically supported the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to decades of annual polling by Gallup, but support has declined over the past few decades. About half of Americans were in favor in an October poll, while roughly 7 in 10 Americans backed capital punishment for murderers in 2007. Before Biden’s commutation, there were 40 federal death row inmates compared with more than 2,000 who have been sentenced to death by states. “The reality is all of these crimes are typically handled by the states,” Berman said. A question is whether the Trump administration would try to take over some state murder cases, such as those related to drug trafficking or smuggling. He could also attempt to take cases from states that have abolished the death penalty. Berman said Trump’s statement, along with some recent actions by states, may present an effort to get the Supreme Court to reconsider a precedent that considers the death penalty disproportionate punishment for rape. “That would literally take decades to unfold. It’s not something that is going to happen overnight,” Berman said. Before one of Trump’s rallies on Aug. 20, his prepared remarks released to the media said he would announce he would ask for the death penalty for child rapists and child traffickers. But Trump never delivered the line. One of the men Trump highlighted on Tuesday was ex-Marine Jorge Avila Torrez, who was sentenced to death for killing a sailor in Virginia and later pleaded guilty to the fatal stabbing of an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old girl in a suburban Chicago park several years before. The other man, Thomas Steven Sanders, was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and slaying of a 12-year-old girl in Louisiana, days after shooting the girl’s mother in a wildlife park in Arizona. Court records show he admitted to both killings. Some families of victims expressed anger with Biden’s decision, but the president had faced pressure from advocacy groups urging him to make it more difficult for Trump to increase the use of capital punishment for federal inmates. The ACLU and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were some of the groups that applauded the decision. Biden left three federal inmates to face execution. They are Dylann Roof, who carried out the 2015 racist slayings of nine Black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina; 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ; and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 congregants at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 , the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S history. Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price and Eric Tucker contributed to this report.
Algeria has now been confirmed as the host next edition of the Africa Military Games. This is the north African nation received the hosting right of the games third edition, following the end of second hosted by Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday November 30, 2024. At the end of the 2024 version, Nigeria won overwhelming with an overall 234 medals, comprising of 114 gold, 65 silver and 55 bronze. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation was followed by Algeria in distant second with a total of 96 medals – 64 gold, 22 silver and 22 bronze. Occuppying the third position is Kenya with 50 medal, made up of 21 gold, 17 silver and 12 bronze. Up to 20 countries took part in the 12-day competition. Details loading...
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Article content Quebec has always been fortunate to have premiers with considerable substance and intelligence. Since 1960, 14 accomplished individuals have led Quebec, including nine lawyers, one neurosurgeon and several with strong economic credentials. François Legault is no exception. As an accountant and business executive, he co-founded Air Transat in 1986, which became one of the largest airline companies in Canada. Legault was drafted into politics by the Parti Québécois in 1998, subsequently holding key portfolios in successive administrations. He left in 2009 and two years later co-founded the Coalition Avenir Québec, offering a “third way” — a break from Quebec’s traditional political party dichotomy of separatism (PQ) versus federalism (Liberal) — and abandoning any sovereignty referendum notion, to instead focus on Quebec’s economic autonomy within Canada. In 2013 he published his ambitious economic vision of a Quebec “Silicon Valley” with a series of technopark/living environments running along the St. Lawrence River, which would create a valley of innovation and attract hundreds of new companies with thousands of high-tech jobs. It’s therefore not surprising that Legault lunged at the opportunity to invest heavily in the electric car battery sector, a transition to future green technology. His government, with the feds, quickly committed billions to induce the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt to build a $7-billion mega-factory in Quebec . Legault called it the largest private manufacturing investment in the province’s history , saying it would transform Quebec into a global player in the electric vehicle supply chain. Legault’s big gamble on Northvolt, however, is now teetering on the verge of disaster. The company has been struggling to meet production targets, hampered by delays that led to cancellations of major contracts. They’ve slashed their workforce, cutting back production while growth and demand for electric vehicles slows down. On Thursday, the company announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. There was talk that Goldman Sachs might bail out Northvolt, but would require Quebec to cede its financial guarantees to them. Or will Quebec pump in more money to help the Swedish company? Both scenarios are impossible for Legault politically, having no choice but to categorically say no when asked in the National Assembly . With the experience and economic background Legault brings to the table, the collapse of this project would be a huge blow to his credibility. Obviously, the failure of some economic gambles is beyond one’s control, sometimes due to unexpected changes in the market or circumstances of mismanagement. And few politicians would likely have resisted the sex appeal of a green venture that appeared so promising. However, Legault often allows politics to temper his business acumen. For any major investment gamble in the private sector, you would roll up your sleeves and do your due diligence with rigorous risk assessment analyses; one wonders if that was done here. Northvolt was founded in 2015 by two former Tesla employees. The first battery was assembled in December 2021, with the first customer cell deliveries in 2022, barely a year before the Quebec announcement. Northvolt is essentially a startup without any extensive track record. Did attractive political optics outweigh due diligence? Legault paid a heavy political price for abandoning the promised “third link” tunnel project connecting Lévis to Quebec City, which also may have lacked proper analysis as to its feasibility. In 2022, the Legault government twice doled out so-called anti-inflation cheques to most Quebecers, seemingly to curry favour in an election year, despite warnings by economists that it would backfire. The $6.7 billion in handouts inevitably contributed to the largest budget deficit in Quebec’s history this year. Thursday’s economic update showed we are still drowning in red ink. Legault’s attack on English universities via tuition hikes was also hastily improvised and destined to induce negative economic spinoffs. François Legault is very capable. Quebec would be better served, however, if he prioritized his economic instincts over political impulse. Robert Libman is an architect and planning consultant who has served as Equality Party leader and MNA, mayor of Côte-St-Luc and a member of the Montreal executive committee. x.com/robertlibman
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Qatar tribune Agencies India will face Pakistan in Dubai on 23 February as the International Cricket Council released the Champions Trophy fixtures on Tuesday. The eight-team tournament will be held in host country Pakistan and neutral venue Dubai from 19 February to 9 March. Defending champions Pakistan and India were drawn alongside New Zealand and Bangladesh in Group A while England will face Australia, South Africa and Afghanistan in Group B. The tournament opener will see Pakistan face New Zealand in Karachi on 19 February while India take on Bangladesh in Dubai the following day. The Pakistan Cricket Board picked Dubai as a neutral venue after India refused to travel to Pakistan because of the ongoing political tensions between the countries. As a result, India’s three group fixtures and the first semi-final on 4 March will be played in the United Arab Emirates. The final, scheduled to be held in Lahore on 9 March, will also move to Dubai if India qualify for the title decider. Meanwhile, England will begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Australia in Lahore on 22 February before facing Afghanistan on 26 February and South Africa on 1 March. The 50-over Champions Trophy will be the first time Pakistan has hosted a global event since 1996. Pakistan will also host the women’s T20 World Cup in 2028, when neutral venue arrangements will apply. Pakistan will also play at a neutral venue in any event hosted by India until 2027, as per the agreement between the Board of Control for Cricket, PCB and ICC. India and Pakistan have not met outside of men’s major tournaments since 2013 and India have not played in Pakistan since 2008. Teams Group A: Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh Group B: South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England Fixtures February 19 Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi 20 Bangladesh v India, Dubai 21 Afghanistan v South Africa, Karachi 22 Australia v England, Lahore, Pakistan 23 Pakistan v India, Dubai 24 Bangladesh v New Zealand, Rawalpindi 25 Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi 26 Afghanistan v England, Lahore 27 Pakistan v Bangladesh, Rawalpindi 28 Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore March 1 South Africa v England, Karachi 2 New Zealand v India, Dubai 4 Semi-final 1, Dubai 5 Semi-final 2, Lahore 9 Final, Lahore (unless India qualify, then it will be played in Dubai) Both semi-finals and final have reserve days. Copy 25/12/2024 10Acclaimed Qatari artist bridge cultures through artThe year of milestones, 2024, has seen an unperturbed rise in the current bull market, which is nearly 26 months old. It is higher by more than 70% from the mid-October 2022 lows. As we wrap up the year with the possibility of a ‘Santa Rally,’ let’s recap 2024’s landmark junctures. Major U.S. Benchmarks Scale Fresh Records The S&P 500 Index has made 57 new all-time highs this year, hitting the last one on Dec. 6, 2024. Also, “2024 would go down as the best election year return ever,” said Ryan Detrick , the chief market strategist at Carson Research in a note. “Going back 50 years, we found five other bull markets that had lasted at least this long and the shortest any of them lasted was five total years. Think of it like a cruise ship — once it gets moving, it can be quite hard to stop,” added Detrick While the S&P 500 index was up 25.96% on a year-to-date basis as of Dec. 23 close, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY rose by 25.82% in the same period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index, on the other hand, hit a record eight 1,000-point milestones this year. It started the year around the 37,000 level and breached the 45,000 level at the beginning of December. It took only seven trading days for the index to go from 44,000 to 45,000, the second fastest 1,000-point milestone ever. Following that the index also saw one of its longest 10-day losing streak, the first ever since 1974. Dow was up 13.77% year-to-date as of the Dec. 23 close, whereas the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust DIA gained 13.74% in the same period. The Nasdaq 100 index which includes all the ‘magnificent seven’ stocks, unlike Dow, rose 29.98% year-to-date as Dec. 23 close. The ETF tracking the index, Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index ETF ONEQ rose by 33.85% in the same period. Whereas, the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ rose by 29.88% in 2024. The smallcap index Russell 2000 was up 11.16% over the year, while iShares Russell 2000 ETF IWM was up 10.97% in the same period as of the Dec. 23 close. See Also: Is The 26-Month Bull Market Over? Here Is What Carson Research’s 50-Year Old Study Tells Us U.S. Market Trumps The World Among the developed economies, the S&P 500 remains the best index with a 25.96% gain on a year-to-date basis, outperforming all the other developed market indices. While the first year of a new president’s term has usually been strong since 1897, the returns during year one of a second term haven’t been very good overall, said Detrick. Returns during year one of a second term haven't been very good overall, but way better lately. Down 5 in a row, but now up 4 in a row. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/aUrCbf22Gw Developed Markets Indices YTD Performance United States S&P 500 25.96% Germany DAX 18.36% Japan Nikkei 225 17.27% Hong Kong Hang Seng 19.71% Spain IBEX 35 12.31% United Kingdom FTSE 100 4.94% Switzerland Swiss Market 2.85% France CAC 40 -3.43% Communication, Consumer Discretionary, And Technology Lead Gains In 2024 Tracking the exchange-traded funds that track the major sectors in the U.S. market, communication services emerged as the top sector for the year, followed by consumer discretionary and technology. The information technology sector has the highest weight of 31.3% in the S&P 500, followed by financials a t13.9%. BlackRock said that they see technology companies’ earnings performing well in 2025. “We are overweight as the AI theme and earnings growth broaden. Valuations for AI beneficiaries are supported by tech companies delivering on earnings.” Cyclical Sectors ETFs YTD Performance Communication Services Communication Services Select SPDR ETF XLC 35.97% Consumer Discretionary Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF VCR 27.21% Technology Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF XLK 27.01% Financials Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financial ETF RSPF 23.48% Industrials Vanguard Industrials ETF VIS 17.80% Real Estate Real Estate Select Sector SPDR XLRE 0.27% Materials Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund XLB -0.37% See Also: Trump’s Deregulation Efforts To Benefit Energy, Oil And Gas Sectors, While AI Frenzy Will Boost FAANG Stocks And Nvidia, Says Fintech Insider Among the defensive sectors, utilities emerged as a winner, whereas energy was an underperformer. Consumer staples, energy, and utilities take up 5.7%, 3.4%, and 2.5% weight, respectively in the S&P 500 index. As per Morgan Stanley, the energy sector faces a divided future. Trump's deregulation could benefit traditional energy, but the outlook for oil is uncertain due to potential oversupply and weak global demand, especially from China. In contrast, natural gas may see growth from strong European demand and increased domestic use for electrification and AI-powered data centers. The clean energy sector could face challenges, if Trump rollbacks Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. However, a full repeal seems unlikely due to the benefits for Republican states. Defensive Sectors ETFs YTD Performance Utilities Vanguard Utilities ETF VPU 18.23% Consumer Staples Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF VDC 10.04% Healthcare Vanguard Health Care ETF VHT 0.63% Energy The Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF XLE -0.96% Top S&P 500 Performers In 2024 Palantir was the top performer within the S&P 500 index this year, as it zoomed 386.67% year-to-date, as of Dec. 23 close. Vistra and Nvidia followed Palantir to advance 269.82% and 189.95% in the same period. S&P 500 Stocks YTD Performance Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR 386.67% Vistra Corporation VST 269.82% NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 189.95% GE Vernova Inc. GEV 162.80% Axon Enterprise Inc. AXON 148.04% United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL 144.30% Broadcom Inc. AVGO 114.07% Texas Pacific Land Corp. TPL 113.03% Targa Resources Corp. TRGP 106.40% Howmet Aerospace Inc. HWM 105.73% U.S. Dollar Surges Over 6% In 2024 The Dollar index was up 6.72% year-to-date with a 52-week range of 100.1570 to 108.5410 per unit. If the Greenback can hold on to these gains, the currency would leave behind the second-best year since 2015. The UDS’s demand has been rising due to the “Uncertainties arising from expected Trump's policies and hawkish comments from the Fed towards rate cycle,” said Kunal Sodhani , vice president of the global trading center at Shinhan Bank. According to Franklin Templeton, “The Fed easing cycle will be a dominant factor for the USD. The two main comparisons we draw against the Fed cyclically, interest-rate-wise, are emerging markets, and Japan.” WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund USDU was up 13.24% on a year-to-date basis, as of Dec. 23 close, where as Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund UUP advanced by 7.21% in the same period. Read Next Market Breadth Rebounds As Risk Appetite Makes A Comeback: This Analyst Predicts Gains Ahead After S&P 500’s Record Negative Streak Photo courtesy: Shutterstock © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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