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In an amazing recovery from over 700 points down, the DJIA ended the day down only 280 points while Nasdaq rallied to end up 6. The S&P 500 fell 27 points and the 10-year treasury yield plunged another .15 to 4.01%. Lodging stocks were lower but the real damage was on the four names we call the “new age” lodging stocks. Vacasa’s stock […]

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 fell another 337 points on Friday, capping off a terrible week in the markets. Nasdaq was down 195, the S&P 500 fell 42 points and the 10-year treasury yield bounced back up .07 to 3.95%. Lodging stocks were mostly lower. PLYA bucked the trend with an 8% gain on stronger-than-expected earnings. SOND was down another -8%, VCSA fell -7% and SLNA […]

The DJIA fell 764 points, Nasdaq was down 360, the S&P 500 fell 100 points and the 10 year treasury yield was down .05 to 3.45%. Lodging stocks were lower.  AHT and MCG were down -6%, while VCSA was down -5%, SLNA traded down to a new low. JP Morgan gave their Gaming & Lodging 2023 outlook. JPM said they see more […]

The DJIA rose 2 points while Nasdaq was down 56, the S&P 500 fell 7 points and the 10 year treasury yield plunged another .11 to 3.41%. Lodging stocks were mixed. MCG was the big mover, down -8% while VCSA traded down to another new low before bouncing a bit. Morgan Stanley cut their rating on Airbnb to Underweight from Equal Weight, slashing its target price to $80 […]

For a change, the markets went up when Fed Chief Powell spoke. They interpreted his commentary and body language as blinking, that the bulk of the interest rate hikes are over. The equity markets surged in the afternoon, ending the day with the DJIA up 737, Nasdaq up 484, the S&P 500 rose 122 and the 10 year treasury yield was down .05 […]

The DJIA fell 347 points while Nasdaq was down 75, the S&P 500 fell 39 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .07 to 3.83%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower. STR said US hotel RevPAR the week ending 10/1 was up 22.6% year over year, helped by Hurricane Ian and the holiday shift. RevPAR was up 12.9% when compared with the same […]

The DJIA plunged 1,276 points while Nasdaq was down more than -5%, down 633. The S&P 500 fell 178 points and the 10-year treasury yield surged to 3.42%, up .06. Any hope the Fed would be slowing down interest rate hikes just went right out the window with today’s inflation numbers. Lodging stocks were hit rather hard. Those who got the worst of […]

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 […]