The national debt gets all the headlines, but what about corporate debt? You hear a lot of worrying about mounting government debt because many people are convinced that public debt is a main source of problems for any economy. And by mid-February 2019, the US might...
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. stocks managed to move modestly higher this week as most of the major indexes recorded their seventh consecutive week of gains. Within the S&P 500, utilities shares performed the best followed by large industrials and information...
Market Recap U.S. Markets: U.S. stocks finished the week notably higher due to strong rallies on Wednesday and Thursday. In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve decided to keep rates steady, but investors were cheered by an unexpectedly dovish post-meeting...
Week in Review U.S. Markets U.S. stocks finished the week with gains despite significant volatility intraweek, mostly triggered by trade headlines. Early in the week concerns about the Trump administration implementing a new round of trade tariffs weighed on...
Market Recap and Observations U.S. Markets U.S. stocks retreated from last week’s record highs in the holiday-shortened week, with global markets still on edge amid escalating global trade tensions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week down -0.2% to close...
Market Recap and Observations U.S. Markets U.S. stocks posted gains for the week, led higher by technology and energy shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 121 points to 25,790, a gain of 0.5%. The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite added 130 points or...
Market Recap and Observations U.S. Markets Most of the major U.S. indexes closed higher for the week as large declines on Wednesday were offset by a strong rally on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 356 points for the week, closing at 25,669 for a gain...
Market Recap and Observations U.S. Markets *as of 8/11/18 The major benchmarks ended the week mixed after a downturn on Friday reversed earlier gains. The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite and smaller cap indexes ended the week modestly higher, while mid and large...
Stock Valuations With debate raging as to whether the nine-year bull market is coming to an end or merely taking a rest, the reality is that stock valuations are a little bit high. According to research-firm FactSet, as of August 32018, the forward 12-month P/E ratio...
Market Recap and Observations U.S. Markets The broader U.S. stock market indexes were generally up for the week as Apple lifted the information technology sector out of a brief slump. Apple became the first company to reach $1 trillion in market capitalization after...
