Feb 12, 2020 | Financial Planning, Wealth Management
The Week on Wall Street: February 12, 2020. Stocks advanced four days out of five during the past market week, erasing the losses of the week before.
Feb 3, 2020 | Financial Planning, Wealth Management
The Week on Wall Street Stock benchmarks declined for a second straight week as coronavirus news tempered risk appetite. The S&P 500 fell 2.14% on the week. The Nasdaq Composite dipped 1.76%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 2.55%. Away from North America,...
Jan 30, 2020 | Financial Planning, Wealth Management
The Week on Wall Street Stock prices fell last week as investors considered the potential health and economic risks of the flu-like coronavirus. Foreign stock markets, as tracked by the broad MSCI EAFE index, fell 1.03% for the week. Coincidentally, the S&P 500...
Jan 23, 2020 | Financial Planning, Wealth Management
The Week on Wall Street Traders were in an upbeat mood last week, reacting to news out of Washington: the signing of the phase-one trade deal between the U.S. and China as well as the Senate passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In addition, a new...
Jan 8, 2020 | Financial Planning, Wealth Management
The Week on Wall Street Stocks descended from record highs Friday, as traders reacted to a U.S. drone strike that killed Iran’s top military officer. Oil prices rose more than 3% following the breaking news. Wall Street benchmarks ended up having a sideways week,...