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The DJIA fell 370 points on the second day of the Fed reaction. Nasdaq was down another 245, the S&P 500 was down 72 points and the best sign of displeasure was in the 10-year yield, jumping .13 to 4.48%. Lodging stocks were lower. SOND’s reverse split is already having the expected effect, down another -10% nearly to another all-time low. Interested in […]

Happy hump day, folks – let’s get into it. I was reading this latest report from Skift’s director of research Wouter Geerts: Airbnb vs Vrbo in 20 Charts, and here are a few stats I find interesting. First, Airbnb is much bigger than Vrbo. How much bigger? 6x more listings. We won’t even consider the potential […]

The DJIA rose 387 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 226, the S&P 500 rose 64 points and the 10-year treasury yield eased, down .11 to 3.96%. Lodging stocks were higher. The only major mover was SOND, up 12%, still trading below a buck. Skift, parent company of this publication, published an article on Sonder, saying the company is going through another […]

The DJIA ended today down 232 points while Nasdaq was down 11, the S&P 500fell 12 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .01 to 3.92%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower. SVC traded up to a new high but ended the day in the red. MCG was the big winner, up 7% while INN was down -7% despite earnings that seemed […]

The DJIA was down 157 points while Nasdaq was up 68, the S&P 500 was down a point and the 10-year treasury yield was up another .04 to 3.76%. Lodging stocks were higher but it was the dollar amount on the higher priced C Corps that was the story. Marriott was up $6.90 a share, Hyatt was up $4.73, Hilton was up $2.38 and Airbnb is currently surging double digits in after […]