Week Ending 4/28/2023

HIGHLIGHTS

  • S&P 500 +0.87%
  • Despite a rally this year, less than 1/3 of the stocks in the S&P 500 have outperformed the index.
  • Apple and Microsoft make up 14% of the S&P 500.
  • The S&P trades at 18x next year’s earnings versus a 16.9x five-year average (for the period ending 2019), and interest rates are much higher now.
  • The average recession drops EPS by 31%.
  • The debt ceiling crisis is still out there and will have to be dealt with soon.

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