The year of 2023 was a year for growth stocks, but many other equity sectors participated by ending on a positive note. Notably, the technology communication growth sector’s sharp outperformance is unusual because normally when you have a bear market,
December 22, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. For the week, the S&P 500 rose 0.75% and the Nasdaq gained 1.2%, while the Dow Jones mildly inched up 0.2%. The US equity market continues to be supported by cooling inflation data, including the most recent Personal Consumption
November 24, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. For the short holiday week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rose about 1%, with the surprise leader being the Dow Jones, finishing up 1.3%. The percentage of bullish investors increased to
10 Stock Winners During a Market Crash Market downturns can be intimidating for even the most seasoned investors. When the economy weakens and stock prices tumble, many scramble to protect their portfolios from major losses. However, history shows that not
October 27, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. All three major stock indexes registered steep weekly losses, led by the Nasdaq -2.6% followed by S&P 500 and the Dow Jones, -2.5% and -2.1%, respectively. Two of the largest market capitalization stocks
September 29, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. The UAW strike talks with leading auto companies, inflation data and the government debt ceiling concerns continued to be an overhang on stocks for the week, and the month overall. For the
August 25, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. After three weeks of equity market losses, the US stock market indexes finished in the green for the week: The S&P 500 finished +0.8%, the Dow Jones gained 0.73% and the Nasdaq close
July 28, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. For the week the S&P 500 finished up 1%, the Dow +0.7% and the Nasdaq +2%. The equity markets continue to be propelled by positive job reports, high consumer confidence, consumer spending, corporate
June 23, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. The stock market reacted negatively to Fed Chair Powell’s statements this week with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both ending down 1.4% and the Dow Jones falling 1.8%. The broad market index
May 26, 2023, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap. The US equity markets finished mixed for the week on cross currents of news, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 up 2.5% and 0.3%, respectively, while the Dow Jones lost 0.1%. The