Delaware Funds by Macquarie, an investment management company, released its “Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund” Q3 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The S&P 500® Index rose 5.

Shares of electric vehicle pioneer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) fell 4.6% in the morning session after the major indices declined sharply (Nasdaq down 1.9%, S&P 500 down 1.1%) as investors appeared to be locking in some gains in a year marked by significant progress in the Fed's effort to deliver a soft landing—taming inflation without causing more damage to the economy—despite early signs of weakness in the labor market.

Tesla stock declined Friday as interest rates knocked shares of highfliers lower. Shares of the electric-vehicle maker fell 5%, closing at $431.66, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.1% and 1.