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Markets tuned out noise from Washington last week and continued to focus on economic fundamentals. Mildly rebounding retail sales and strong consumer sentiment seem to point toward a modestly…
KenMay 16, 2017
Last week, stocks rose but floated within a narrow trading range. By Friday, however, both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ reached record highs.1 For the week, the S&P…
KenMay 9, 2017
Stocks continued their advance on generally strong earnings reports this week despite the GDP report showing a slow first quarter economy. The S&P 500 rose 1.51%, the Dow gained…
KenMay 2, 2017
Domestic stocks posted losses on Friday, April 21, largely due to investor concerns about the French election.1 Despite these daily losses, U.S. indexes broke their two-week losing streak, with the…
KenApril 25, 2017
Last week, major indexes experienced losses for the second week in a row, with the S&P 500 falling 1.21%, the Dow giving back 1.01%, the NASDAQ dropping 1.26%, and…
KenApril 18, 2017
The first quarter of 2017 is now behind us, and although we won’t have complete economic data for a while, we do know that domestic stocks had a solid…
KenApril 11, 2017
With the first quarter of 2017 now behind us, we have seen the three major indexes all gain more than 4.5% so far this year.1 In fact, the NASDAQ…
KenApril 4, 2017