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The DJIA was up 38 points, the Nasdaq was up 76, the S&P 500 was up 17 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was unchanged at 4.12%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower on the day. In the Q2 ’23 Global Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics, analysts state that the global construction pipeline is 14,572 projects/2,310,238. Worldwide, at the close of […]

The DJIA rose 184 points, Nasdaq was up another 215, the S&P 500 rose 48 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was down .13 to 4.20%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher, but the big mover was SOHO dropping -11%. VCSA traded down to another new all-time low. Either the reporters at Dow Jones are bored, or they didn’t get any upgrades the last […]

The DJIA fell 37 points, but Nasdaq roared back, up 207, while the S&P 500was up 30 points. The 10-year treasury yield was up .09 to 4.34%. Lodging stocks were lower on the day. SLNA bounced back a little, up 9%, but that was only $0.04 per share. BHR was down -6% to another new low, and VAC also traded down to […]

The DJIA fell 291 points while Nasdaq was down 158, the S&P 500 fell 34 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was up another .05 to 4.31%. Lodging stocks were lower. SLNA traded down to an all-time low, down -12%. Also hitting another new low was BHR. Truist held a conference call with JP Ford of Lodging Econometrics. They see steady year-over-year growth in supply in the […]

The DJIA was down 67 points, Nasdaq was down 14, the S&P 500 was down 12 points, and we may as well just get it over with and get to 4.50% on the 10-year, with the yield rising another .11 today to 4.19%. Lodging stocks were lower, weighed down by a tough day of earnings reports. SLNA, after that ridiculous trading yesterday, was […]

The DJIA rose 109 points while Nasdaq was up 4, the S&P 500 rose 11 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down another .05 to 3.74%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower on the day. The biggest percentage mover was VCSA, down -7% while ABNB rose to another 52 week high. Baird gave a 2Q earnings preview, maintaining their Outperform ratings on Choice Hotels […]

The DJIA fell 187 points on Friday while Nasdaq was down 18, the S&P 500 fell 13 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .01 to 4.05%. Lodging stocks were mixed to higher despite the overall market decline. SOND was back up 9%, BHR and AHT were both up 6%. We expect a lot more jingle mail than just from Park Hotels. Ashford […]

The DJIA rose 285 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 197, the S&P 500 rose 54 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .04 to 3.82%. Lodging stocks were mixed. Sonder Holdings was cut to Market Perform from Market Outperform by JMP Securities. EF Hutton assumed coverage of Selina Hospitality with a Buy rating and $6 price target. Ryman Hospitality Properties announced it closed on the […]

The DJIA rose 429 points, Nasdaq was up 156, the S&P 500 was up 53 points, the 10-year treasury yield was down .07 to 3.73% but lodging stocks were lower. Soho House (SHCO) was the biggest mover, down -9% but VCSA was up 7% and SLNA and Sotherly Hotels (SOHO) were both up 5%. Host Hotels & Resorts announced their board of directors authorized […]

The DJIA fell 233 points while Nasdaq was up 53, the S&P 500 rose 4 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .04 to 3.80%. Is there anyone who understands a Federal Reserve Board that paused interest rate hikes but tells the financial markets there will be at least two more in the next 6 months? The market had every reason to […]

The DJIA fell 200 points while Nasdaq was down 11, the S&P 500 fell 9 points and the 10-year treasury yield was nearly flat at 3.69%. Lodging stocks were lower despite what seemed like optimism from the NYU show. SOND was down -10% and SHCO was down -6% to top the big movers. Marriott International, Inc. plans to further expand in the affordable midscale […]

The DJIA ended Friday down 109 points while Nasdaq was down 31, the S&P 500fell 6 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .04 to 3.69%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower. SOND was down -14% after rising in the past week on heavy insider buying. SLNA traded down -8% to another all-time low. STR reported US RevPAR for the week ended May 13 […]