Did you miss the second fastest bear-market recovery of the past 50 years? We might look back and marvel how during the dog-days of August 2020, the stock market reached a new high not seen since pre-COVID. Remember when the S&P 500 closed at a then record high of 3,386 on February 19th? And just …
It was another good week for the U.S. stock market indices, although not quite as great as the week before The S&P 500 came very close to its record high and settled for a weekly gain of 0.6%, matching the weekly performance of the smaller–cap Russell 2000 The DJIA led the major indices and posted …
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Unemployment rate falls to 10.2% and June hires are the second largest monthly increase ever after May 2020 Employment Situation Report On Friday, August 7th, the Employment Situation Report was greeted with cautious optimism when the Department of Labor reported that nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.8 million in July and the unemployment rate …
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An economic downturn may not seem like the best time to increase charitable giving, but at the same time, the need for funding at many nonprofits is especially acute as a result of the current economy. In addition to supporting a worthy cause, you or your business can help lower your tax bill through cash …
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U.S. STOCK MARKETS HAVE BIG WEEK AS NASDAQ REACHES ANOTHER NEW HIGH AND THE S&P 500 IS WITHIN 2% OF ITS FEBRUARY HIGH It was a great week for stocks, as the major U.S. stock market indices all jumped, with the smaller-cap Russell 2000 climbing a whopping 6% on the week The DJIA outpaced the …
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Should we cheer if third-quarter 2020 GDP numbers are the best in history? Remember back in late May when the Commerce Department reported that our U.S. economy shrank at an even faster pace than previously estimated in the first quarter of 2020 and consensus expectations suggested that the second quarter of 2020 would be far …
\”STOCK MARKETS LOSE GROUND AS JOBLESS CLAIMS CREEP UP WHILE JUNE\’S NEW HOME SALES SURGE 13%\” Weekly Market Update – July 27, 2020 The U.S. stock markets reversed course this week and ended down, except for NASDAQ which ended down for the second week in a row, but not before hitting a new high early …
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