Neloy Kundu ’23 updated the club on the markets’ performance this week. The S&P 500, the Dow, and the Nasdaq all finished in the red this week. At the time of the meeting the indices were at S&P = 3,457.52,…
General Body Meeting 10/16: Market Update, Bank and Airline Earnings, Energy Sector Update, and SolarEdge Pitch
Sam Kirby ’22 kicked off our General Body Meeting by providing an overview of the of S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq’s performance for the week. S&P finished the week down 0.50% and closed at 3,483.81. The Dow also finished slightly…
General Body Meeting 10/9: Trump Tweets, Stimulus Talks, Big Tech Break Up?, and How to Successfully Network
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,…