📊 Alain’s Holdings — July 9, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 690.69 +5.43 +0.79% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 723.28 +11.84 +1.66% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 52.42 +0.36 +0.69% Wall Street bounced back Thursday as investors looked past geopolitical tensions and returned to technology and semiconductor stocks. Falling…

📊 Alain’s Holdings — July 8, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 685.26 -1.82 -0.26% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 711.44 +2.01 +0.28% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 52.06 -0.50 -0.95% Geopolitical tensions returned to the forefront Wednesday, sending oil prices sharply higher and pushing two of the three major…

📊 Alain’s Holdings — July 7, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 687.08 -3.54 -0.51% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 709.43 -13.39 -1.85% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 52.56 +0.28 +0.54% Wall Street pulled back Tuesday as renewed concerns about the artificial intelligence trade weighed heavily on semiconductor stocks, reminding…

📊 Alain’s Holdings — July 6, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 690.62 +5.78 +0.84% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 722.82 +10.22 +1.43% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 52.28 +0.33 +0.64% Wall Street returned from the Independence Day holiday in a buying mood as investors piled back into semiconductor and…

U.S. markets finished a holiday-shortened week higher, even though they were closed Friday for Independence Day. For the week, the S&P 500 gained 1.8%, the Nasdaq rose 2.1%, and the Dow climbed 2.0%, with the Dow closing Thursday at a record high. The biggest story was rotation. The Dow benefited from strength in traditional sectors,…

While U.S. markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday, Canadian markets remained open, giving investors one last trading session before the weekend. The S&P/TSX Composite Index (+0.88%) posted a modest gain as strength in financials, utilities, and energy helped offset weakness in several technology and mining stocks. With U.S. investors away from their desks,…