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Last week marked a noteworthy milestone in our economy: On Wednesday, August 22, the bull market entered its 3,453rd day, the longest such run in U.S. history. In the…
KenAugust 28, 2018
Challenges in emerging markets affected both U.S. and global stock performance last week, with the S&P 500 experiencing several down days.1 By market close on Friday, however, two of the…
KenAugust 21, 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&P lost 0.25%, the Dow declined…
KenAugust 14, 2018
Domestic markets ended last week in positive territory, as the S&P gained 0.76%, the Dow was up 0.05%, and the NASDAQ increased 0.96%. This performance marked the 5th week in…
KenAugust 7, 2018
Markets experienced a push-and-pull last week between data indicating strong economic growth and lagging performance from several tech stocks’ earnings reports.1 Domestic indexes had mixed results, as the S&P 500…
KenJuly 31, 2018
On Friday, July 20, stocks lost a small amount of ground after President Trump escalated his threats of increasing tariffs on China. However, strong quarterly earnings reports from several large…
KenJuly 24, 2018
Last week, trade tensions with China lessened somewhat, while the 2nd quarter corporate earnings season started with mixed results. Against this backdrop, domestic stocks experienced sizable growth. By market’s close…
KenJuly 17, 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 week. The…
KenJuly 10, 2018
International trade concerns continue to create uncertainty in markets around the world. Despite the markets’ slight rises on Friday, June 29, they recorded losses for the week. The S&P 500…
KenJuly 4, 2018