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

The Markets (as of market close May 3, 2019)   Stocks “labored” for much of last week only to rally following a strong employment report. That report, coupled with the Fed holding interest rates steady, gave investors the confidence to… Read More

The Markets (as of market close April 26, 2019)   The S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached record highs last week on the heels of an unexpectedly strong GDP report. Tech shares got a boost from strong quarterly earnings reports from… Read More

The Markets (as of market close April 19, 2019)   Stocks moved very little during the holiday-shortened week (markets were closed in observance of Good Friday). The large caps of the Dow inched up a little over 0.5%, while the… Read More

The Markets (as of market close April 12, 2019)   Trading was fairly light last week as investors await the start of quarterly corporate earnings reports. With several large corporations reporting lower-than-expected profits, investors may be leery of this round… Read More

The Markets (as of market close April 5, 2019)   Stocks marked a second consecutive week of solid gains, led by the small caps of the Russell 2000 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq. The S&P 500 recorded seven consecutive days of… Read More

The Markets (as of market close March 29, 2019)   Stocks rebounded last week to close the final week of March and the first quarter of 2019 in the black. Each of the major stock benchmark indexes gained over 1.0%… Read More

The Markets (as of market close March 22, 2019)   Last week started well for investors as stock indexes continued to climb on the heels of the prior week’s robust performance. However, reports of a weakening global economy prompted a… Read More

The Markets (as of market close December 7, 2018)   Tech shares were bullish last week, leading the way for what turned out to be a very strong performance in the market. The tech-heavy Nasdaq outperformed the other major benchmark… Read More

The Markets (as of market close March 8, 2019)   The major stock market benchmark indexes suffered their worst showing last week since December. Hardest hit was the Russell 2000, which fell over 4.0%. Unsettling global economic news had investors… Read More