Energy Analyst Alex Borik ‘23 and Elena Duffy ’23 delivered this week’s market update. The S&P 500 hit record highs this week as the stock market continues to soar. The S&P 500 has risen 15 of the last 17 days,…
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General Body Meeting 9/10: Market Update, Investing 101, and a Stock Pitch Tutorial
Industrials Analyst Alex Hunter ‘24, Risk Analyst Chisom Njoku ‘24, and Ronald Grose ’24 delivered this week’s market update. The market opened at 4,506.92. The June Jobs Report was disappointing with only 235,000 new jobs, while720,000 were expected. New job…
General Body Meeting 9/3: Club Intro and History, Stock Market Overview, and Market Update
Co-Presidents Nick Sant Foster ’22 and Jack Evans ’22 gave a brief overview of the club’s history and how the club is run today. The Lafayette College Investment club offers students a great opportunity to learn the fundamentals of investing.…
General Body Meeting 4/30: Market Update, Tech Earnings, Biotech Segment, and How to Network
TMT Analyst Nick Sant Foster ‘22 and Alex Hunter ’24 provided this week’s market update. Markets were mixed this week, the S&P 500: 4211.47 (+2.259%), NASDAQ: 14,082.55 (+0.161%), DOW: 34,060.36 (-0.222%). The Fed is trying to strengthen the USD, while…
General Body Meeting 4/23: Market Update, Energy Sector Update, Southern Copper Sell Pitch, and FedEx Buy Pitch
Mikias Stewart ’23 and Chisom Njoku ’23 broke down the market’s sluggish performance this week. The S&P 500 was down around 0.9% for the week, while the Nasdaq was down over 1.2%. Energy Analyst Tate Harobin ’22 presented an update…
General Body Meeting 4/16: Market Update, ESG Commitment, Southern Copper, and the Segments of a Bank
Marketing Director Jack Evans ’22 and Alex Hunter ‘24 broke down the market’s performance this week and the biggest stories on Wall Street. The market was up around 1% across the board, with the Dow closing above 34,000 for the…
General Body Meeting 4/9: Market Update, State of the Economy, and JETS Pitch
The Chairman of the Board Parth Patel ’21 and Julia Daly ’24 provided this week’s market update. The S&P 500 rose +0.42% to 4,097.17, hitting an all-time high. This is remarkable considering that during the lows of the COVID crisis…
General Body Meeting 3/26: Market Update, ESG Proposal, and Nvidia Pitch
The club had an action-packed meeting this week with a market update, an ESG proposal, and a successful Nvidia pitch. To start things off Industrials Analyst Ian Lee ’22 analyzed this week’s market activity. All 3 major indexes were down…
General Body Meeting 3/19: Stimulus, America Reopening, Tech Correction, and Learning Resources
Alex Hunter ‘24 and Mikias Stewart ’23 updated the club on this week’s market activity. They started things off by looking at the Fed and interest rates. The 10-year Treasury Bonds reached 1.6% last week, returning to their pre-covid levels.…
General Body Meeting 3/12: Successful Peloton Pitch
This week Mikias Stewart and Kwasi Obeng-Dankwa delivered a successful buy pitch for Peloton Interactive Inc. Peloton provides interactive fitness products internationally and domestically. Their bikes have a built-in touchscreen mirror that streams live and on-demand exercise classes. The Peloton…