This past week was packed with headlines as the President and politicians in Washington played a big role in the market’s performance. Risk Analyst Shaan Shuster ’23 gave an update on how President Trump’s tweets and congress’s ongoing stimulus negations…
General Body Meeting 9/25: Tesla Battery Day, Election Volatility, Bubbles and Manias
Mikias Stewart ’23 presented a Market Update in the form of a Kahoot quiz. The Club was able to test their knowledge of Tesla Battery Day, the upcoming election, and the market’s recent losing streak. Energy Analyst Tate Harobin…
General Body Meeting 9/18: Snowflake IPO, Big M&A News, and a Fixed Income/Debt Report
Another busy week for markets and for the Lafayette College Investment Club. Co-President Noah Grossman ’21 gave an overview of the major indices and their performance this week. The Nasdaq, S&P, and Dow all experienced gains on Monday and Tuesday,…
General Body Meeting 9/11: Market Update, Citi vs Brigade Capital, and Digital Realty Pitch
Henry Nicosia ’24 gave an overview of the market’s performance since our last meeting. The NASDAQ, Dow, and S&P 500 all experienced big losses earlier in the week, but analysts are hopeful that the recent pullback is just a healthy…
General Body Meeting 9/4/20: Market Update, Gold Prices, Sector Updates, and a Stock Pitch Tutorial
We had an information-packed meeting this week. Markets experienced a correction on Thursday, and the fallout continued into Friday, as the tech stocks that have led the markets back from the lows of March experienced a sell-off. Following their stock…