by jwuser | Aug 21, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW All three major U.S. stock indices fell more than 2% last week as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq recorded their third consecutive weekly declines. Small-cap stocks performed even worse, dropping around 3.4% for the week. Even foreign stocks were under...
by jwuser | Aug 14, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW It was a mixed bag of results for the major U.S. stock indices last week. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.9%—its second straight weekly decline—the Dow rose 0.62%, its fourth weekly gain in the past five weeks. The S&P 500 ended somewhere in the...
by jwuser | Aug 7, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market slid last week as volatility picked up on Wall Street. The VIX index, a measure of stock market volatility, surged more than 28% to a level of 17.10. The Dow posted a weekly decline of around 1%, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq...
by jwuser | Jul 31, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks were in the green once again last week. The S&P 500 posted its third weekly gain in a row, rising about 1%, and the Nasdaq added about 2%. The Dow ended its 13-day winning streak on Thursday but still finished the week higher by about...
by jwuser | Jul 24, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The Dow and the S&P 500 posted their second weekly gain in a row last week, increasing 2.08% and 0.69%, respectively. The Nasdaq, however, finished the week lower by 0.57%. Earnings season is well underway in the U.S., and solid results for many of the...
