by jwuser | Apr 18, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks had a pretty lousy time on a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 dropped 2.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the relative winner, slipping just 0.8%. Small-cap stocks had a positive week,...
by jwuser | Apr 11, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks were mostly in the red last week. The S&P 500 Index lost 0.55% and the NASDAQ fell 1.06%. However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 0.16%. Growth stocks were down around 1.45% on the week, compared to a 0.45% gain for value...
by jwuser | Apr 4, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks were mixed last week, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.12%, and the Nasdaq Composite rising 0.65%. Growth stocks did well, gaining about 0.88% for the week, whereas value stocks fell...
by jwuser | Mar 28, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market rose for the second week in a row last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.79%, the Dow increasing 0.31%, and the Nasdaq rising 1.98%. The VIX Index, a measure of volatility, fell more than 12% for the week, further easing...
by jwuser | Mar 21, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market surged higher last week, notching its best week of gains since November 2020. The S&P 500 rose 6.16%, the Dow gained 5.5%, and the NASDAQ soared 8.18%. International stocks fared well, as well. The MSCI EAFE Index of...
by jwuser | Mar 14, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500, fell back into correction territory (10% off its highs) last week with a -2.88% weekly decline. The Nasdaq fell even harder, declining around 3.5%. And the Dow, which registered its fifth straight...
