The Markets (as of market close July 12, 2019)   Both the Dow and the S&P 500 reached new record highs last week. The Dow surged past 27000 for the first time, while the S&P 500 surpassed the 3000 threshold…. Read More

The Markets (as of market close July 5, 2019)   Last week, June’s labor report was strong enough to likely prompt the Fed to hold interest rates at their current level (and forestall a rate cut). Feeding off the latest… Read More

The Markets (as of market close June 28, 2019)   With a strong close last Friday, stocks recovered most of the losses from earlier last week. Only the Russell 2000 posted a weekly gain, and has increased over 16% year-to-date…. Read More

The Markets (as of market close June 21, 2019)   Stocks enjoyed another week of strong growth as investors were encouraged by the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged and hope for a resolution to the ongoing trade war… Read More

The Markets (as of market close June 14, 2019)   While not as robust as the prior week, stocks managed to post gains for the second week in a row. Last week started off with a bang for the major… Read More

The Markets (as of market close June 7, 2019)   Markets rebounded nicely last week on hopes that the Federal Reserve Board will cut interest rates in the near future. Early in the week, the Fed was signaled rate cuts… Read More

The Markets (as of market close May 31, 2019)   Treasury yields fell to their lowest level in 2019, gold prices soared, oil prices fell, trade tensions wore on investors’ nerves, and stocks fell again last week. Mounting trade tensions… Read More

The Markets (as of market close May 24, 2019)   With last week’s loss, the Dow suffered its longest weekly losing streak since 2011. Trade tensions between the United States and China seem to be taking a toll on investors’… Read More

The Markets (as of market close May 17, 2019)   Investors were heading for the hills early last week as stocks suffered their worst day on Monday following China’s announcement that it would impose an additional $60 billion in retaliatory… Read More

The Markets (as of market close May 10, 2019)   Only a late rally last Friday saved the benchmark indexes from their worst week of the year. As it was, each of the major stock indexes fell at least 2.12%,… Read More