Weekly Market Recap – November 29th, 2019 In the Markets With market hours shorted by a day and a half for Thanksgiving week, investors had yet another bullish week in U.S. Equity markets to be thankful for. Through Wednesday, U.S. stocks had once again pushed towards new all-time highs, as the S&P gained 1.39% through

Weekly Market Recap – November 22nd, 2019 In the Markets U.S. equities broke their six-week streak of gains, declining on the week, albeit by a small decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.5%, the S&P 500 fell 0.3%, and the NASDAQ lost 0.2%. Due to the muted nature of these losses, volatility again remained

Weekly Market Recap – November 15th, 2019 In the Markets “U.S. stocks reach a new high” has been a reoccurring headline in equity markets, and this most recent week was no different. U.S. stocks climbed for the sixth week in a row, which is the longest streak in the last two years. The NASDAQ gained

Weekly Market Recap – November 8th, 2019 In the Markets US equities finished higher for the fifth straight week as the S&P 500 gained 0.9%, the NASDAQ climbed 1.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2% as the stock market again set new record highs on the week. This growth was spurred on by

Weekly Market Recap – November 1st, 2019 In the Markets The U.S. equity markets continued wearing their bull costumes during the Halloween week as stocks set record highs. The Dow Jones gained 1.4%, the NASDAQ climbed 1.7%, and the S&P 500 added 1.5%. The catalyst for this growth came in many forms, including the expected

Weekly Market Recap – October 25th, 2019 In the Markets Third quarter earnings reports continued to impress investors as results proved better than expected. The Dow Jones had the smallest gain of the three main U.S. indices, up 0.7%, while the NASDAQ gained 1.9% and the S&P 500 neared all-time-highs again, gaining 1.2%. Focus this

Weekly Market Recap – October 18th, 2019 In the Markets The major equity indices collectively fell close to flat on the week, as the S&P 500 continues to flirt with its high, just 1% shy of its high reached earlier in the year. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% on the week, while the NASDAQ

Weekly Market Recap – October 11th, 2019 In the Markets The week began with yet another batch of perceived bad news on the trade front, with 28 additional Chinese companies blacklisted. This bars U.S. companies without a specific license from doing business with any entities listed. The development sent the S&P 500 down 2% through

Weekly Market Recap – October 4th, 2019 In the Markets The S&P 500 ended a volatile week losing 0.33%. The major moves began with bearish economic data in the form of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) September report. The report’s Manufacturing Index dropped to its worst point since June 2009, falling to 47.8% from

Weekly Market Recap – September 27th, 2019 In the Markets U.S. equities fell on the week with two main catalysts driving the decline. First, on Tuesday, House Democrats announced an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. There is a slim chance that the impeachment inquiry will lead to an eventual removal of President Trump before the