The Markets (as of market close January 11, 2019)   For the third straight week, stocks posted positive returns by the close of last week. Each of the major stock market indexes gained at least 2.40%, with the small caps… Read More

The Markets (as of market close January 4, 2019)   Stocks posted solid gains by the close of the first week of the new year. A favorable jobs report helped push the benchmark indexes higher last Friday, as stocks recovered… Read More

The Markets (as of market close December 28, 2018)   A crazy week of market swings finally closed with each of the major stock benchmark indexes posting gains for the first time in three weeks. Christmas Eve (Monday) saw stocks… Read More

The Markets (as of market close December 14, 2018)   A market correction refers to a decline in a stock or index of at least 10% following a temporary high price. After last week’s losses, the Dow, S&P 500, and… Read More

The Markets (as of market close December 7, 2018)   Losses in technology and health-care stocks accounted for much of last week’s market drop. The tech-heavy Nasdaq and the small caps of the Russell 2000 suffered the largest declines, leading… Read More

The Markets (as of market close November 30, 2018)   Stocks rebounded last week, posting their best gains since February. The S&P 500 climbed 4.85% last week, a percentage jump not reached since the end of 2011. Overall, the large-cap… Read More

The Markets (as of market close November 23, 2018)   Trading volume may have been slower than usual during the Thanksgiving holiday week, but that didn’t stop stocks from moving downward. Tumbling oil prices, which fell to their lowest levels… Read More

The Markets (as of market close November 12, 2018)   Volatility best describes last week in the market, with all the major benchmark indexes losing value. Apparently, investors may be having trepidations about ongoing business growth and fear that the… Read More

The Markets (as of market close November 9, 2018)   Despite a fall at the end of the week, stocks rode a midweek push to finish in the black. Oil prices officially reached bear territory, hitting their largest price drop… Read More

The Markets (as of market close November 2, 2018)   Stocks posted a solid week of returns for the week, pulling all but one of the major benchmark indexes into positive territory for the year to date. A strong labor… Read More