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The Week on Wall Street Stocks rallied last week as optimism about a potential U.S.-China trade deal grew. The S&P 500 advanced 0.80% during the 4-day trading week to 2,792.67.…
KenFebruary 26, 2019
The Week on Wall Street Stocks ended a good week on a high note, as hints of progress in U.S.-China trade talks encouraged investors. When the closing bell rang Friday,…
KenFebruary 20, 2019
The Week on Wall Street Major U.S. stock benchmarks eked out slight gains last week, with corporate profit reports and news about U.S.-China trade negotiations vying for investor attention over…
KenFebruary 12, 2019
Last week closed out one of stocks’ top January performances in years. In fact, both the S&P 500 and Dow posted their best January results in at least 3 decades.1…
KenFebruary 5, 2019
For the first time in months, U.S. markets experienced little movement last week.1 The Dow and NASDAQ did have their 5th week of gains in a row, but their increases…
KenJanuary 29, 2019
U.S. markets were up again last week, as major domestic indexes posted their 4th weekly gains in a row.1 In fact, the S&P 500 was no longer in correction territory…
KenJanuary 23, 2019
After months of volatility, markets relaxed a bit last week. For the first time since October, the S&P 500 went 5 days without a 1% gain or loss.1 The Cboe…
KenJanuary 15, 2019