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GDP Contraction, the Fed, and the Dow Jones – Week of April 27 – May 1, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The Dow Jones had three down and two up days this week. The coronavirus pandemic has continued to wreak havoc all around the world, and the American capital markets were affected. During 1Q2020, the USA’s GDP (gross domestic product) annualized contraction rate was 4.8%. This figure was announced on Wednesday, April …

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Jobs, Unemployment, and the Dow Jones – Week of March 30 – April 3, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The Dow Jones was up and down this week day by day, similar to what has been seen in the past few weeks. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and its related public health concerns around the world, massive changes have been seen in the USA and these changes have been affecting …

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Government Stimulus and the Dow Jones – Week of March 23-27, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Per the table seen above, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) took investors on a volatile ride this week. Down days were seen on Monday and Friday. Up days were seen on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in between. This pattern in the DJIA was observed due to the federal government’s …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 22-26, 2019

By Anil K. Ambastha and Kuldip K. Ambastha Food industry and restaurant industry stocks generally move in a slow and steady manner. Also, once the initial hype is over shortly after an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of a company’s stock, generally, the IPO shares start to decline and, mostly, an IPO’s shares trade for less …

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