The Week on Wall Street
Earnings helped give the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 a slight lift last week, offsetting investor disappointment over the small scope of the preliminary U.S.-China trade
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COLA Increase
Special Update: October 2019
You may have heard that the Social Security Administration officially announced that Social Security recipients will receive a 1.6% cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment for
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Trade Winds Move the Market
WEEKLY UPDATE - OCTOBER 15, 2019
The Week on Wall Street
Stock prices pushed higher last week, as investors remained hyper-focused on any new developments with the U.S. trade negotiations with
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Special Update: Quarterly Report
WEEKLY UPDATE - OCTOBER 12, 2019
The Week on Wall Street
The fourth quarter started with a mixed week for equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.92% for the week; the S&P 500,
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Benchmarks End Week Lower
WEEKLY UPDATE - OCTOBER 1, 2019
The Week on Wall Street
Stocks retreated last week. Traders worried that the formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump might distract White House
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Stocks Stage a Modest Retreat
The Week on Wall Street
Investors reacted to two major news items last week, one far more of a surprise than the other. The Federal Reserve did indeed make a rate cut, matching Wall Street
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China Announces More Tariffs
The Week on Wall Street
Traders assumed that the week's biggest news event would be Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at the annual Jackson Hole banking conference. Instead, China seized
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S&P & Nasdaq Outgain Dow
The Week on Wall Street
Last week, investors assessed earnings and the initial estimate of second-quarter economic growth, while awaiting the Federal Reserve's next announcement about interest
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