Monday, March 16, 2020 – Once again, markets are rapidly moving this morning as the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a second emergency rate cut to zero on Sunday in conjunction with Central Banks around the world. Chairman Jerome Powell announced that Monetary Policy had run its course and that a Fiscal Stimulus is needed to …
THE CORONAVIRUS BEAR OFFICIALLY KICKS THE 11–YEAR OLD BULL OUT OF WALL STREET Weekly Market Update — March 13, 2020 This was a week a week to remember, as all kinds of records fell, volatility came roaring back, Treasuries were all over the board, oil plummeted, a pandemic was declared, President Trump announced a national …
STOCKS UP FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW AS THE LARGE TECH NAMES LEAD AND THE CORONAVIRUS DOMINATES HEADLINES Weekly Market Update — February 17, 2020 U.S. equity markets continued their record–setting ways, moving up for the second week in a row, despite increasing worries about the coronavirus As seems to be the norm, the …
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The History and Business of Valentine’s Day We will spend $27.4 billion, up 32% from 2019’s record of $20.7 billion When we were in elementary school, most of us have fond memories of receiving cards and candy on every February 14th. We would bring a decorated shoe-box to school and by the end of the …
STOCKS PULL BACK FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW AS THE CORONAVIRUS GETS WORSE, EARNINGS DISAPPOINT AND GDP REMAINS SOLID Weekly Market Update — January 31, 2020 The stock market dropped again this week, as the outbreak of the coronavirus dominated the news and grew progressively worse as the week wore on The small–cap Russell …
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Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers Should stock market investors hope for a Chiefs win in Super Bowl LIV? Is there actually a difference in the annual performance of the stock market, depending on who wins the Super Bowl? Should you really consider altering your investment plans …
Weekly Market Update — January 3, 2020 The U.S. stock markets inched down during the final holiday-shortened week of 2019, ending their recent win streak but still capping off a remarkable year On the week, NASDAQ inched up 0.2% whereas the S&P 500 and the DJIA declined 0.2% and 0.4%, respectively The smaller–cap Russell 2000 …
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SANTA BROUGHT THE MARKETS MORE PRESENTS AND SOME LUMPS OF COAL DURING THE HOLIDAY SHORTENED WEEK The Christmas–shortened trading week brought investors more presents and less coal, as NASDAQ crested the 9,000-point threshold for the first time and the S&P 500 and DJIA set new records NASDAQ moved up 0.9% on the week, followed by …
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U.S. STOCKS REACH FRESH HIGHS AS GDP IS REVISED UP AND THE 2019 HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON COULD SET NEW RECORDS The four major U.S. stock market averages closed the Thanksgiving week with green numbers that gave investors reasons to give thanks The DJIA, S&P 500, and NASDAQ all reached new record highs and even the …
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U.S. STOCKS DECLINE MODESTLY, SNAPPING SIX CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF GREEN NUMBERS The U.S. equity markets paused this week, retreating modestly after six weeks of impressive gains NASDAQ declined just 0.2%, followed by the S&P 500\’s drop of 0.3% The smaller–cap Russell 2000 and the mega–cap DJIA both declined this week too, as both indices lost …