Stocks Stage a Modest Retreat
WEEKLY UPDATE – September 23, 2019 The Week on Wall Street Investors reacted to two major news items last week, one far more of a surprise than the other. The Federal Reserve did indeed make a ...
Read MoreChina Announces More Tariffs
WEEKLY UPDATE – August 26, 2019 The Week on Wall Street Traders assumed that the week’s biggest news event would be Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the annual Jac...
Read MoreEquities Face Some Volatility
WEEKLY UPDATE – August 19, 2019 The Week on Wall Street U.S. stock indices saw significant ups and downs last week, with traders looking for economic cues from Treasury yields and also developm...
Read MoreTrade Tensions Affect Stocks
WEEKLY UPDATE – July 29, 2019 The Week on Wall Street Stocks spent much of last week rebounding from a Monday drop that reflected nervousness about the U.S.-China trade fight. By Thursday’...
Read MoreS&P & Nasdaq Outgain Dow
WEEKLY UPDATE – July 29, 2019 The Week on Wall Street Last week, investors assessed earnings and the initial estimate of second-quarter economic growth, while awaiting the Federal Reserve’...
Read MoreStocks Touch Record Highs
WEEKLY UPDATE – June 24, 2019 The Week on Wall Street The S&P 500 hit an all-time peak of 2,964.03, in intraday trading Friday, while improving 2.20% across five market days. The Dow Jones ...
Read MoreBig Gains for the Major Indices
WEEKLY UPDATE – June 10, 2019 The Week on Wall Street Stocks rallied during a week in which Wall Street was buffeted by headlines. The S&P 500 rose 4.41%. The Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones...
Read MoreTrade Tensions Linger
WEEKLY UPDATE – May 28, 2019 The Week on Wall Street Stocks drifted lower last week as investors considered the possibility that the world’s two largest economies might take some time to r...
Read MoreTrade News Moves the Market
WEEKLY UPDATE – May 20, 2019 The Week on Wall Street Stocks fell sharply at the start of last week over trade tensions, then recovered with help from strong earnings and indications that U.S.-Ch...
Read MoreMajor Indices Have a Mixed Week
WEEKLY UPDATE – May 6, 2019 The Week on Wall Street Stocks were up and down last week, and the three major benchmarks ended up little changed after five trading days. The S&P 500 rose 0.20% ...
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