The markets marched ahead last week with the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ reporting all-time records, albeit just slightly above previous highs.1 The S&P rose 1.43% over last week,…
Early last week, both the S&P and NASDAQ recorded all time highs before tumbling along with the Dow as political concerns rose.1 By Friday, though, the markets had largely…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…