Mixed Results as Turkey Stumbles
WEEKLY UPDATE – August 13, 2018 Stocks ended the week in mixed territory as trouble with Turkey’s currency affected U.S. equity performance on Friday, August 10.[1] For the week, the S&a...
Read MoreExamining Economic Growth
WEEKLY UPDATE – July 30, 2018 Markets experienced a push-and-pull last week between data indicating strong economic growth and lagging performance from several tech stocks’ earnings repor...
Read MoreJobs Push Stocks Up
WEEKLY UPDATE – July 9, 2018 Domestic stocks only traded for 4 days last week, due to the Independence Day holiday. In that time, all 3 major domestic indexes posted positive results for the we...
Read MoreThe Power of Corporate Earnings
WEEKLY UPDATE – June 25, 2018 Stocks stumbled across the globe last week as trade tensions continued to escalate. Despite rebounding somewhat on Friday, the S&P 500 experienced its first we...
Read MoreTrade and Interest Rates
WEEKLY UPDATE – June 11, 2018 Last week stocks showed mixed results as political headlines continued to dominate the news. The Dow lost 0.89% and the S&P 500 was almost flat with a 0.02% ga...
Read MoreStrength, Growth, and Tension
WEEKLY UPDATE – June 11, 2018 As last week ended, tension between the U.S. and some of its greatest allies was on the rise. Trade remained a hot-button topic ahead of the G-7 meeting in Canada,...
Read MoreExamining Employment
WEEKLY UPDATE – May 7, 2018 Domestic indexes posted strong results on Friday, May 4, as the latest labor report data lessened investors’ concerns about inflation and interest rates. Noneth...
Read MoreEarnings Rise, Stocks Stumble
WEEKLY UPDATE – April 30, 2018 We just finished the busiest week of 1st quarter earnings season, and although many companies shared positive results, stock indexes experienced modest declines....
Read MoreExamining Earnings & Yields
WEEKLY UPDATE – April 23, 2018 Stocks posted moderate gains last week, as the S&P 500 added 0.52%, the Dow increased 0.42%, and the NASDAQ rose 0.56%.[1] International stocks in the MSCI E...
Read MoreSpecial Update: Quarterly Report
WEEKLY UPDATE – April 9, 2018 Domestic stocks lost ground last week as trade war concerns continued to rattle investors. With these declines, the Dow officially moved back into correction terri...
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