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Weekly Market Insights: Short Week Strong for Stocks
Investor enthusiasm for stocks remained strong last week, buoyed by declining bond yields in a holiday-abbreviated trading week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 1.27%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 1.00%. The...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: November Rally Continues
Stocks extended their November rally last week as investors cheered lower-than-forecast inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.94%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 added 2.24%. The Nasdaq Composite index rose...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks Rally Friday; Powell Cautious On Progress
A powerful Friday rally left stocks higher last week, extending the market’s early November gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.65%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 advanced 1.31%. The Nasdaq Composite index...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks Retreat on Cautious Earnings Reports
Amid a busy week of corporate earnings reports, stocks slumped on cautious earnings guidance, fears of higher interest rates, and growing anxiety over the increasing amount of Treasury bonds and notes coming to market. The Dow Jones...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks Retreat Despite Solid Earnings
Rising bond yields and uncertainty over whether this was the close of the Fed’s rate-hike cycle dragged markets lower last week despite solid corporate earnings results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 1.61%, while the...
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Weekly Market Insights: Markets React to Turmoil in Middle East, Inflation Concerns.
Stocks ended mixed last week amid the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East and higher-than-expected inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.20%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 0.45%. But the Nasdaq...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks Rally After Strong Jobs Report
A Friday rally overcame a shaky week, sending stocks mostly higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.30% for the week. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 0.48%, and the Nasdaq Composite index added 1.60% for...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Bond Yields Rise; Government Shutdown Looms
Rising bond yields and government shutdown fears left stocks in mostly negative territory for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.34%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped 0.74%. The Nasdaq Composite index was...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks End Summer with Gloomy News
Rising bond yields and fears of a government shutdown hammered stocks last week, with technology shares bearing the brunt of the retreat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.89%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 dropped 2.93%...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates?
Concerns that the Fed may raise interest rates soured investor sentiment, sending stocks lower in a holiday-shortened trading week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.75%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 declined 1.29%....
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: September Stocks Open In Positive Territory
Falling bond yields–spurred by weak economic data–helped lift stocks to weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.43%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 2.50%. The Nasdaq Composite index...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks Retreat; Powell Talk Goes Hawk
Stocks fluctuated last week, jostled by fitful bond yields and headline news, before ending strongly following Fed Chair Powell’s comments on the monetary outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.45%, while the...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks Weather Summer Storm of News and Indicators
Stocks extended their August declines last week as higher yields and weak economic data out of China soured investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.21%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 retreated 2.11%. The...
Read MorePositive Inflation Data Failed to Life Stocks
Tech Weighs on Stocks Stocks struggled last week, beginning on a strong note ahead of key inflation data and selling off mid-week in response to a downgrade of the banking sector by credit rating agency Moody’s and news of a...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks Raise White Flag to Bad News
Stocks retreated last week as bond yields increased following the Treasury's announcement indicating “a larger-than-expected funding need” and a downgrade in the federal government’s debt rating. The Dow Jones...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks Jump After Inflation Gauge Cools
A Friday surge pushed stocks solidly into positive territory last week, ignited by cooling in an inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.66%, while the Standard &...
Read MoreStocks moved to the rhythm of earnings season last week
Stocks moved to the rhythm of earnings season last week, initially rising on positive earnings surprises and faltering later in the week on key earnings disappointments. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.08%, while the...
Read MoreBetter-than-expected updates last week
Better-than-expected updates last week on consumer and wholesale price inflation buoyed investor sentiment, driving stocks higher and lower bond yields. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.29%, while the Standard &...
Read MoreRising concerns about further rate hikes
Rising concerns about further rate hikes sent stocks lower to kick off the second half of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.96%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 retreated 1.16%. The Nasdaq Composite index...
Read MoreStocks posted gains for the week to close out a stellar month
Stocks posted gains for the week to close out a stellar month, aided by positive economic data and reports that all major banks had passed the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained...
Read MoreStocks took a breather last week
Stocks took a breather last week as investors digested the previous week’s surge and the month-to-date solid gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.67%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 fell 1.39%. The Nasdaq...
Read MoreStocks climbed last week
Stocks climbed last week as reassuring inflation data boosted investor hopes that the rate-hike cycle was nearing an end amid fresh economic data pointing to continued economic resilience. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.25%,...
Read MoreA late-week rally sent stocks into positive territory
A late-week rally sent stocks into positive territory, with the S&P 500 index closing just shy of the 4,300 mark. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.34%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 added 0.39%. The Nasdaq Composite...
Read MoreStocks surged higher in the closing days of a holiday-shortened trading week
Stocks surged higher in the closing days of a holiday-shortened trading week, ignited by a political resolution on raising the debt ceiling and a strong employment report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.02%, while the Standard...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Debt Talks Optimism Keeps Eyes on D.C.
Markets moved in sync last week with perceived movement in debt ceiling talks, weakening early in the week and then surging on news of progress. A solid quarterly report and guidance from a mega-cap technology company helped with...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Despite Stall, Debt Deal Optimism Cheers Markets
Stocks rallied last week, propelled by growing optimism over reaching a deal on raising the debt ceiling and avoiding a technical debt default by the U.S.The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.38% higher, while the Standard &...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Attention Turns to the Debt Ceiling
Stocks were mixed last week as good inflation news was offset by mounting debt ceiling concerns and rekindled regional banking fears.The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.11%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped 0.29%. The...
Read MoreRENEWED BANK CONCERNS WEIGHED ON INVESTOR SENTIMENT
Stocks See-SawRenewed regional bank concerns weighed on investor sentiment last week, despite the rescue of a troubled bank before the start of the trading week.But worries were not isolated to regional banks. Secretary of the Treasury...
Read MoreSTRONG EARNINGS OFFSET BANKING JITTTERS
Strong earnings from several mega-cap technology companies offset renewed regional banking jitters and weak economic data, leaving stocks higher for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.86%, while the Standard &...
Read MoreSTOCKS REMAINED RESILIENT LAST WEEK
Stocks remained resilient last week amid mixed earnings reports, hawkish Fed-speak, and lingering recession fears, closing out the five trading days with small losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.23%, while the Standard &...
Read MoreTHE COMBINATION OF AN IMPROVING INFLATION OUTLOOK RESULTED IN UNEVEN PERFORMANCE
The combination of an improving inflation outlook resulted in a week of uneven, albeit positive, performance, in which cyclical and financial stocks rallied while technology, real estate, and utilities lagged. The Dow Jones...
Read MoreSTOCKS ENDED A SHORTENED WEEK OF TRADING MIXED
Stocks ended a shortened week of trading mixed amid revived recession fears on Wall Street triggered by weak economic data.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.63%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped 0.10%. The Nasdaq...
Read MoreSTOCKS RALLIED LAST WEEK ON RECEDING FEARS OF A WIDENING BANKING CRISISking crisis
Stocks rallied last week on receding fears of a widening banking crisis, led by resurging investor interest in technology and communication services names. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3.22%, while the Standard &...
Read MoreMiIXED MESSAGE PROVOKES VOLATILITY
Modest gains in major market indices masked sharp volatility amid the uncertainty arising from mixed messages emanating from public officials and revived banking fears.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.18%, while the Standard &...
Read MoreSTOCKS TRENDED HIGHER LAST WEEK
Amid the reverberations of two U.S. banks being taken over by regulators and the spread of uncertainty to European banks, stocks trended higher last week on the strength of the technology sector.The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Read MoreSTOCKS TUMBLED LAST WEEK
This Week: Companies Reporting Earnings Wednesday: Adobe, Inc. (ADBE), Lennar Corporation (LEN). Thursday: FedEx Corporation (FDX), Dollar General Corporation (DG).Source: Zacks, March 10, 2023Companies mentioned are for...
Read MoreFED'S REASSURANCE BOOSTS STOCKS
A late-week surge, triggered by reassuring Fed-speak, propelled stocks higher last week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.75%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 advanced 1.90%. The Nasdaq Composite index picked up 2.58% for...
Read MoreFOMC SAYS INFLATION IS STILL TOO HIGH
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETConcerns over a firmer monetary policy were heightened by fresh economic data, touching off a climb in bond yields and a slide in stock prices last week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average skidded 2.99%, while the...
Read MoreMIXED RESULTS AS INTEREST RATE CONCERNS GROW
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETGrowing concerns about further interest rate hikes, prompted by fresh economic data, reversed early-week gains and left stocks mixed for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.13%, while the Standard...
Read MoreMIXED FEELINGS AND MIXED EARNINGS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks drifted lower as a week of mixed earnings reports and resurgent worries over Fed monetary policy dragged on investor sentiment.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.17%, while the Standard &...
Read MorePOWELL: INFLATION HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks were mixed last week following better-than-expected corporate reports and increasing optimism over a slowdown in interest rates.The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower, slipping -0.15%. The Standard &...
Read MoreEARNINGS AND DATA TELL TWO DIFFERENT STORIES ON NEAR FUTURE
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks added to their early 2023 gains amid a busy stream of mixed corporate earnings results and conflicting economic data.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.81%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500...
Read MoreMIXED RESULTS FOLLOWING WEAK ECONOMIC DATA
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks showed mixed results last week as recession fears resurfaced in response to weak economic data and a tepid start to a new corporate earnings season.The Dow Jones Industrial Average skidded 2.70%, while the...
Read MoreINFLATION COOLS, STOCKS WARM UP
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks rallied last week thanks to fresh confirmation of inflation’s cooling trend and growing optimism that an inflation slowdown may provide the Fed with space to ease up on future rate hikes.The Dow...
Read MoreNEW YEAR'S RALLY IN REPLY TO POSITIVE ECONOMIC NEWS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETA strong Friday rally triggered by fresh signs of moderating inflation pushed stocks into positive territory to begin the new year.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.46%, while the Standard & Poor’s...
Read MoreERRATIC HOLIDAY TRADING LEAVES STOCKS IN DOLDRUMS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETIn a holiday-shortened week, erratic trading left stocks marginally down for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.17%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped 0.14%. The Nasdaq Composite index...
Read MoreRECESSION CONCERNS, FED TALK KEEP STOCKS COLD
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETHawkish comments by the Fed and weak economic data heightened investors’ recession concerns and sent stocks lower last week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.66%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500...
Read MoreSTOCKS SLIDE ON RECESSION CONCERNS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETRecession fears and concerns that the Fed may consider a longer rate-hike cycle sent stocks lower for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.77%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 fell 3.37%. The...
Read MoreEASING ON RATE HIKES AND JOB NUMBERS CHEER MARKETS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks ended higher last week as investors navigated the crosscurrents of a potential easing in future rate hikes and continued strength in the labor market.The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.24% higher,...
Read MoreFED TALKS TURKEY ON LOWER RATES, BOOSTING MARKETS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETGrowing optimism that the Fed may be ready to ease future interest rate hikes sent stocks higher in a quiet trading week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.78%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 added...
Read MoreMARKETS DOWN AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETThe stock market edged lower last week as it digested a crosscurrent of conflicting economic data and contrasting comments from Fed officials.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat (-0.01%), while the Standard...
Read MoreCOOLING INFLATION BRINGS MARKET GAINS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETA cooling inflation number ignited a powerful rally on Thursday, sending stocks to strong gains for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 4.15%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 added 5.90%. The...
Read MoreSTOCKS SLIP AFTER POWELL COMMENTS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETHawkish comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, following the announcement of another 75 basis points interest rate hike last week, cast a pall over financial markets, sending yields higher and stocks lower.The Dow...
Read MorePLENTY OF TREATS FOR WALL STREET THIS WEEK
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks overcame poor earnings results from some of America’s largest companies to post gains last week as investors cheered positive earnings surprises, easing inflation and a rebound in economic growth.The...
Read MoreWALL STREET FLIPS THE SCRIPT, ENJOYS A RALLY
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETA positive start to a new earnings season and late-week hopes for a near-term easing in Fed rate hikes lifted investors’ spirits and powered stocks to gains for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Read MoreVOLATILITY REIGNS; INFLATION REMAINS UNCHECKED
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks were mixed last week amid wide intra- and inter-day price swings, as technology shares bore the brunt of the downdraft.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.15% for the week. Meanwhile, the Standard &...
Read MoreBOOST EARLY IN WEEK KEEPS MARKETS AHEAD
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETA powerful two-day stock rebound cemented a positive week for investors as a new trading month began.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.99%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 added 1.51%. The Nasdaq...
Read MoreU.S. AND U.K. SEE FINANCIAL TURBULENCE
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETRising recession fears and uncertainty in the bond and currency markets sent stocks to new 2022 lows last week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 2.92%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 slumped 2.91%....
Read MoreFALLOUT FROM POWELL COMMENTS CONTINUES
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETLast week, Fed Chair Powell said the U.S. would not tame inflation without economic pain. This week heightened recession fears and sent stocks broadly lower.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 4.00%, while...
Read MoreWHITE HOT INFLATION REPORT ALARMS INVESTORS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETA hotter-than-expected inflation report sent stocks sharply lower last week as investors faced the prospect of more aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve for perhaps a longer period.The Dow Jones...
Read MoreMARKETS UPBEAT, DESPITE GLOOMY INFLATION TALK
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETIn a holiday-shortened week of trading, stocks posted healthy gains despite more tough talk on monetary policy from Fed officials.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.66%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500...
Read MoreMARKETS SAG, JOB NUMBERS SOAR
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETThe overhang of Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech the previous week carried over into last week as investors recalibrated stock valuations amid a seemingly more assertive monetary policy stance.The Dow...
Read MorePOWELL COMMENTS SPUR SELL-OFF ON WALL STREET
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETA comprehensive sell-off on Friday following comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell drove stocks to losses for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 4.22%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 dropped 4...
Read MoreMARKETS TAP BRAKES, BUT HOLD FAST AGAINST DOWNBEAT NEWS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks tumbled on Friday, sending stocks to a weekly loss after an otherwise quiet August week of trading.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped -0.16%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 lost 1.21%. The...
Read MoreSTOCKS HAVE A WARMER WEEK AS INFLATION COOLS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETAn improving inflation outlook buoyed investors’ spirits last week, helping lift stocks to solid gains.The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 2.92%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 3.26%. The...
Read MoreMIXED WEEK FOR MARKETS; JOBS ON THE RISE
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks turned in a mixed performance last week as investors struggled with headlines suggesting that the Fed was unlikely to soon ease up on its current monetary tightening policy.The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Read MoreMARKETS RALLY; EARNINGS BETTER THAN EXPECTED
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETUndaunted by another Fed rate hike and news of a contracting economy, the stock market rallied last week on better-than-expected corporate earnings.The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 2.97%, while the...
Read MoreMARKETS REACT TO DIM FORCAST
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks rallied last week as investor spirits lifted thanks to a better-than-expected start to the second-quarter earnings season.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.95%, while the Standard & Poor’s...
Read MoreFRIDAY RALLY STEMS WEEK OF LOSSES
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETA record-high inflation report, the prospects of a more aggressive Fed, and growing recession fears sent stocks lower– though a Friday rally pared losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.16%,...
Read MoreSTOCKS RALLY DESPITE MIXED DATA
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETIn a holiday-shortened trading week, stocks rallied despite mixed economic data and vacillating energy prices and bond yields.The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.77%, while the Standard & Poor’s...
Read MorePRE-HOLIDAY MARKETS SEE NO REBOUND
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks turned lower as a quiet news week offered investors little fresh visibility into the market overhangs of economic slowdown and inflation.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 1.28%, while the Standard &...
Read MoreSTOCKS RALLY, DESPITE RECESSION CONCERNS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETProspects of cooling inflation powered a rally in stock prices last week despite growing recession concerns.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 5.39%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 climbed 6.45%. The...
Read MoreSTOCKS MOVED LOWER LAST WEEK
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks moved lower last week as recession fears deepened following a Fed hike in interest rates and weak economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.79%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 dropped 5...
Read MoreSTOCKS DIP ON INFLATION REPORT
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETA higher-than-expected inflation report triggered a sell-off on Friday, leaving stocks in the red for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 4.58%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 dropped 5.05%. The...
Read MoreSTOCKS SLIP ON MIXED ECONOMIC NEWS
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETIn a holiday-shortened week of volatile trading, stocks surrendered some of the previous week’s strong gains.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.94%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 declined 1.20%...
Read MoreCONFIDENCE IN FED HELPS SPARK MARKET RALLY
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETStocks posted solid gains for the week, buoyed by the release of Fed meeting minutes and upbeat earnings from mid-size and discount retailers.The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 6.24%, while the Standard &...
Read MoreRECESSION CONCERNS ARISING
THE WEEK ON WALL STREETRecession fears grew last week following weak earnings reports from major retailers, sending stocks lower.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.90%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 lost 3.05%. The Nasdaq...
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