The Markets (as of market close September 14, 2018)   Tech and foreign stocks led the way as the market rebounded from the prior week’s decline. The prospect of renewed trade talks between China and the United States eased investor… Read More

The Markets (as of market close September 7, 2018)   Apparently, a strong labor report, which included increasing wages, couldn’t keep stocks from plummeting last week. The United States’ threat to raise tariffs on an additional $267 billion in Chinese… Read More

The Markets (as of market close August 31, 2018)   Trade concerns pushed stocks lower at the end of the week, wiping out some early-week gains. Canada and the United States haven’t yet come up with a trade agreement, and… Read More

The Markets (as of market close August 24, 2018)   Despite a week that included tariff trepidations and negative political headlines, investors celebrated last Friday as several indexes hit new highs. The S&P 500 reached its first record since January,… Read More

The Markets (as of market close August 17, 2018)   The large caps of the Dow and S&P 500 got a boost from a tentative agreement between the United States and China to settle their trade dispute by November. Strong… Read More

The Markets (as of market close August 10, 2018)   Despite the continued strength shown in corporate earnings reports, investors tempered their enthusiasm last week, sending the large caps of both the S&P 500 and the Dow downward. Ongoing tensions… Read More

The Markets (as of market close August 3, 2018)   Tech and mid-cap stocks performed best last week following strong second-quarter corporate earnings reports. Led by the Nasdaq, each of the major benchmark indexes posted gains last week, except for… Read More

The Markets (as of market close July 27, 2018)   Tech stocks and small caps took a hit last week as both the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 lost value. The large caps of both the S&P 500 and the Dow… Read More

The Markets (as of market close July 20, 2018)   Last week stocks held their own for the most part, with the Dow and S&P 500 posting marginal gains. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell slightly, while the small caps of the… Read More

The Markets (as of market close July 13, 2018   Stocks posted gains for the second week in a row following some good corporate earnings reports. Each of the indexes listed here improved, except for the small caps of the… Read More