Stocks Post Small Weekly Gains

By Zack Alkhamis | February 13, 2019

Weekly Update – February 11, 2019 The Week on Wall Street Major U.S. stock benchmarks eked out slight gains last week, with corporate profit reports and news about U.S.-China trade negotiations vying for investor attention over five trading sessions. The big three ended the week little changed from where they settled the previous Friday. The…

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Why Did Stocks Drop?

By Zack Alkhamis | October 30, 2018

Weekly Update – October 29, 2018 Last week did nothing to dispel October’s reputation as a tough month for the markets. The S&P 500 lost 3.94%, the Dow declined 2.97%, and the NASDAQ dropped 3.78% during what was one of 2018’s most volatile weeks so far. All three indexes are down significantly for the month,…

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Stocks Take a Ride

By Zack Alkhamis | October 17, 2018

Weekly Update – October 15, 2018 Volatility was back in full force last week. The three major domestic indexes posted several days of losses before experiencing wide swings on Friday. By week’s end, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), which investors use to help measure fear in the markets, had increased by approximately 70%. The VIX…

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