Economic Market Summaries

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NEW! A Second Strong Week Of Gains For The S&P

What’s more, the steep selloff following the April 2 tariff announcement has been fully reversed for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, with both benchmarks now comfortably above those levels. While the Dow, small-cap Russell 2000, and mid-cap S&P 400 still have ground to recover, all are up double digits from their early April lows.…

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Trade Tensions Ease, Markets Move Upward

According to FactSet, 73% of companies beat expectations, making for a pretty good week across the board. The Nasdaq led…

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Shortened Week Sees Market Dips

On a brighter note, the bond market offered some relief. As stocks declined, government bond yields fell, leading to gains…

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Volatility In The Market Ends With A Win

Once the dust settled, the S&P 500 Index finished up 5.70% for the week, while the Nasdaq Composite closed 7.29%…

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Tariff Turbulence Continues Shaking Markets

The turbulence began on Tuesday, April 2nd, when President Trump implemented a minimum 10% tariff on all countries, with higher…

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Quarter One Market Review

That said, the economy itself doesn’t appear to be in as rough a shape as market sentiment might suggest. While…

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Friday Saw Stocks Close High, Market Remained Volatile

United Health shares plummeted 7+% after reports that the Department of Justice is investigating its Medicare billing practices a day…