Last week marked a noteworthy milestone in our economy.  On Wednesday, August 22, the bull market entered its 3,453rd day, the longest such run in U.S. history.  In the past 9 plus years, domestic indexes have come quite a way since the dark days of the financial crisis.  The S&P 500 is now more than […]

Challenges in emerging markets affected  both U.S. and global stock performance last week, with the S&P 500 experiencing several down days.  By market close on Friday, however, two of the three domestics posted gains for the week.  The S&P 500 added 0.59%, the Dow increased 1.41%, and the NASDAQ lost 0.29%.  Meanwhile, the MSCI EAFE […]

Stocked ended the week in mixed territory as trouble with Turkey’s currency affected U.S. equity performance on Friday, August 10.  For the week, the S&P 500 lost 0.25%, the Dow declined 0.59%, and the NASDAQ increased 0.35%.  International stocks in the MSCI EAFE stumbled, giving back 1.57%. Click here to read the full article.

Domestic markets ended last week in positive territory, as the S&P gained 0.76%, the Dow was up 0.05%, and the NASDAQ increased 0.96%.  This performance marked the 5th week in a row that the S&P 500 and Dow posted gains.  Meanwhile, international stocks in the MSCI EAFE stumbled, losing 1.47% for the week. Click here […]

Markets experienced a push-and-pull last week between data indicating strong economic growth and lagging performance from several tech stocks’ earnings reports.  Domestic indexes had mixed results, as the S&P 500 gained 0.61%, the Dow was up 1.57%, and the NASDAQ dropped 1.06%.  International stocks in the MSCI EAFE had more of an uptick, gaining 1.32% […]

On Friday, July 20, stocks lost a small amount of ground after President Trump escalated his threats of increasing tariffs on China.  However, strong quarterly earnings reports from several large companies helped provide balance in the markets.  For the week, domestic indexes experienced little movement, as the S&P gained 0.02%, the Dow was up 0.15%, […]