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Last week, the East Coast prepared for Hurricane Florence, which roared through the Carolinas and Georgia. As investors kept their eyes on the weather and its potential for destruction, estimates…

  Whats behind the recent weakness ? Domestic markets fell last week due to negative trade news and declining tech stocks, with the S&P 500 and Dow both breaking their…

  Trade continued to dominate the news last week and cause market volatility as investors monitored discussions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and tension with China. While…

  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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…