by jwuser | Jun 7, 2021 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market notched a second week of positive returns, which saw the S&P 500 rise by 0.61%, the Dow gain 0.66%, and the Nasdaq increase 0.48%. Small-cap and value stocks were the week’s biggest gainers, rising about 0.85% each. Growth...
by jwuser | May 31, 2021 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market bounced back last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.16%, the Dow rising 0.94%, and the Nasdaq jumping 2.06%. The S&P 600 index of small-cap stocks led the way, gaining 2.12%, while large-cap stocks rose 1.14%. Growth stocks...
by jwuser | May 24, 2021 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock market indices were mixed last week, as the S&P 500 fell 0.43%, the Dow dropped 0.51%, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.31%. Growth stocks ended the week positive, gaining about 0.14%, whereas value stocks fell around 0.7%. Things...
by jwuser | May 17, 2021 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks stumbled last week as worrisome inflation and labor market data caught investors by surprise. The Dow fell 1.14%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.39%, and the Nasdaq sank 2.34%. The Russell 3000 index of growth stocks tumbled 2.16%, whereas their...
by jwuser | May 10, 2021 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock indexes were mixed last week, with the S&P 500 climbing 1.23%, the Dow rising 2.67%, and the Nasdaq falling 1.51%. As evidenced by the decline of the tech-heavy Nasdaq, growth stocks were the main losers for the week, falling...
by jwuser | May 3, 2021 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks were mostly flat to down last week. The S&P 500 stayed about the same from a week earlier, rising just 0.02%. The Nasdaq did less well, falling 0.39%, and the Dow did even worse, down 0.5%. Large-cap and value stocks were where the...
