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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STOCKS LEAP TO NEW HIGHS AS IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS END AND A STELLAR JOBS REPORT AND MANUFACTURING INDEX SURPRISE Weekly Market Update — February 7, 2020 The stock markets shook off negative numbers from the past two weeks and jumped to new highs, as investors seemed to think the coronavirus was contained, the impeachment saga is …
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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TRUMP GETS IMPEACHED, NAFTA 2.0 PASSES, THE HOUSING MARKET STAYS STRONG AND THE MARKETS HIT MORE RECORD HIGHS Twas the week before Christmas and U.S. markets are finishing high, driven by low unemployment, strong housing and real progress with NAFTA 2.0, China and Brexit Despite an impeachment vote in the House of Representatives, the S&P …
MARKETS END THE WEEK MIXED AS A GREAT JOBS REPORT AND JUMP IN OIL PRICES HELP TURN THINGS AROUND The markets ended the week mixed, after coming back from early–week losses when a very strong Jobs Report was released on Friday The week started with the S&P 500 losing about 2.3% early in the week, …
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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Consider adding medical services freedom to your financial planning goals The problems historically plaguing the Veterans Administration underscore an unpleasant truth about aging: ever-increasing costs and red tape endanger quality health care for older Americans, whether they are veterans or not. Their best defense is to build up enough personal capital to pay for better …