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Earnings Season Gets Underway

Stocks shot higher last week as hawkish sentiment from the Federal Reserve combined with disappointing inflation data in the U.S. Domestically, the S&P 500 and Russell Midcap Indexes gained 1.4% each while the Russell 2000 Index moved 0.9% higher. ... Read More

Stocks Start the Second Half of 2017 Mixed

U.S. stocks started off the second half of 2017 mixed last week while International Markets took a step backward. During the holiday shortened week, the Large Cap-oriented S&P 500 and the Small Cap-oriented Russell 2000 Indices gained 0.1% each, while the Russell Midcap Index fell 0.2%.... Read More

Oil Falls while Stock Gains are Muted

Despite declining during three of five trading sessions, the S&P 500 Index finished last week with a 0.2% gain, outpaced by the predominantly small cap Russell 2000 Index which experienced a 0.6% advance, but ahead of the Russell Midcap Index’s 0.1% decline. ... Read More

Fed Raises Rates and Announces Balance Sheet Reduction Plans

U.S. Stocks finished mixed last week as the S&P 500 Index gained 0.1%, the NASDAQ lost 0.9%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved 0.6% higher. Midcap stocks were the best performing domestic group by market capitalization with a 0.4% gain, while Small cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000 Index, fell by 1%. ... Read More

Tech Stocks Sell-off Ahead of Fed Meeting

There was a bit a volatility in the daily returns of the U.S. stock market last week as the S&P 500 Index declined in three of the five trading days and ended the week 0.27% lower. The tech heavy NASDAQ 100 Index felt the brunt of the selling pressure, however, with a daily loss of 2.4% during Friday’s trading session, resulting in a weekly loss of the same magnitude. ... Read More

Stocks Hit All-time Highs Again Despite Soft Jobs Data

U.S. Stocks generated positive returns across all market capitalizations last week. Small caps led the way with the 1.7% advance of the Russell 2000 Index followed by the Russell Midcap Index’s 1.2% move higher and the 1% gain of the large cap dominated S&P 500 Index.... Read More

Stocks Post Solid Gains Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

Stocks posted steady gains last week, heading higher in each of the 5 trading days leading up to Memorial Day Weekend. The S&P 500 Index gained 1.5% last week, one of its best weekly performances of 2017. ... Read More

Stocks Suffer Sharp Decline but then Recover

Stocks suffered their worse daily loss of 2017 last week on the back of political concerns in the U.S. and Brazil. On Wednesday, May 17, the S&P 500 Index lost 1.8%, which represented the largest daily loss in eight months. ... Read More