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Ahead of the long holiday weekend, the DJIA was up 329 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 278, the S&P 500 was up 54 points and the 10-year treasury yield was somewhat flat at 3.81%. Lodging stocks were higher. SOND popped by 13% but SLNA dropped another -10% to another all time low. VCSA was up 5%. In observance of Memorial […]

The DJIA fell 231 points, Nasdaq was down 161, the S&P 500 fell 47 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .02 to 3.70%. The indexes fell more and more as the day wore on, probably something that will continue until there is movement on how to handle the debt ceiling issue. In the midst of all this, a rumor came out […]

The DJIA fell 140 points but Nasdaq was up 63, the S&P 500 managed a 1 point gain and the 10 year treasury yield was up .03 to 3.72%. Lodging stocks were mostly lower. SOND was the biggest loser, down another -10% whole SLNA traded down to a new all time low, down -6% on the day. Sonder Holdings was cut to Perform from […]

The DJIA  fell 11 points, Nasdaq was down 4, the S&P 500 was up 4 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .02 to 3.57% It was a truly mixed market but lodging stocks were more on the plus than minus side today. The biggest mover was SHCO, up 11% but AINC was down -7% to a new low. VCSA traded down […]

The DJIA fell 38 points, Nasdaq was down 53, the S&P 500 fell 6 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .04 to 3.56%. It was nice to have a calm day in the markets for a change. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. AHT was up 8% while VCSA was down -5%. TD Cowen upped their price targets on Hilton to $142 from $140 and Marriott to […]

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates by a quarter of a point and the financial markets rallied. Then Fed Chief Jerome Powell held his press conference and the DJIA ended the day down 530 points, Nasdaq was down 190, the S&P 500 fell 66 points but the 10-year treasury yield was down .11 to 3.50%. We can’t tell if the markets genuinely hate […]

The DJIA fell 575 points, Nasdaq was down 145, the S&P 500 was down 62 points but despite the Fed comments were the reasons for the decline, and there should be no doubt more hikes are on the way, the 10-year treasury yield was down .01 to stay under 4% at 3.98%. Lodging stocks were lower. Island Hospitality Management announced the company added 14 hotels to […]

The DJIA rose 92 points, Nasdaq was up a point, the S&P 500 was up 4 points and the 10-year treasury yield jumped another .10 to 3.68%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. VCSA traded down to a new low while MCG was down -6%. Aloft Hotels announced it has arrived in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, marking the third Aloft hotel in the Caribbean region. Aloft Playa […]

The DJIA fell 498 points as investors did not like one of the members of the Fed’s comments about continuing to raise interest rates. Nasdaq was down 177, the S&P 500 fell 62 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .01 to 3.70%. Lodging stocks were lower. SLNA fell -8% to a new low, VCSA was down -7%, also to a new […]

Bernstein Research initiated coverage on Airbnb with an Outperform rating and $143 price target. Bernstein cited its dominant position in the vacation-rental space and said they see little reason why ABNB can’t become a meaningful seller of other travel verticals. B of A Securities cut their rating on Membership Collective to Underperform from Buy. They lowered their price target […]

The DJIA rose 230 points while Nasdaq was up 154, the S&P 500 rose 43 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .04 to 3.36%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. The biggest mover of the day was to the downside with SOND falling -7%, We didn’t cover the recent news of a data breach at IHG Hotels and their Holiday Inn unit because we go by […]

The DJIA fell 643 points while Nasdaq was down 2.6% or 324 points while the S&P 500 fell 90 points. The 10-year treasury yield was up .05 to 3.04%. When it comes down to it, interest rates drive equity declines or gains. Lodging stocks were lower. AHT was the big mover, down -8%. Raymond James believes the recovery in global travel still has plenty […]