Market Recap: For the month of August, the Dow fell -1.7%, the NASDAQ -2.6%, and the S&P 500 ‑1.8%. The smaller cap S&P 400 and Russell 2000 indexes retreated a much deeper -4.4% and -5.1%, respectively. Canada’s TSX managed a slight gain of 0.2%, but all...
Market Recap: July was a modestly positive month for U.S. markets. The Dow rose 1.0% and the NASDAQ added 2.1%. The S&P 500 gained 1.3%, the mid cap S&P 400 rose 1.1%, and the small cap Russell 2000 rose the least, adding 0.5%. International markets were not...
Market Recap: June and Q2 Summary, US Markets: It was a great June and a good Q2 for US markets. May’s declines were recovered in June, and then some. June and Q2 Summary, International Markets: As in the U.S., a strong June salvaged the quarter for most...
We surpassed the 10-year mark of economic recovery, which started in 2009. The average expansion since World War II, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, is just under five years. Whether the current one continues or not might come down to three...
Market Recap: All major US indices were higher for the month of April. The Dow rose 2.6%, and the NASDAQ gained 4.7%. Large caps and mid caps each gained 3.9%, while small caps rose a lesser but still robust 3.3%. International markets were higher with few...
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. stocks recorded solid gains for the week and most major indexes are now back within 2% of their all-time highs, set last September. The S&P 500 index recorded seven consecutive days of gains, its longest winning streak since 2017....
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. stocks closed lower for the week following a steep sell-off on Friday that took the broad market S&P 500 index down from nearly 6-month highs reached the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back all of last week’s...
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. stocks posted solid gains for the week as the technology sector (the largest segment of the S&P 500 Index) rallied, helped by strength in Apple due to the expected announcement of a new video streaming service. Apple The Dow Jones...
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. Markets: The major U.S. market indexes finished the week in mixed fashion, with the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite performing the best while smaller-cap benchmarks lagged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was essentially unchanged...
Market Recap U.S. Markets: The Dow Jones Industrial Average logged its longest streak of weekly gains in nearly 25 years, as stocks finished the week modestly higher. The Dow rose 148 points last week to close at 26,031, a gain of 0.6%. The technology-heavy NASDAQ...
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