Market Commentaries

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market is once again trading near all-time highs after notching a solid week of performance last week. The S&P 500 rose 1.64%, the Dow gained 1.08%, and the Nasdaq increased 1.29%. Growth stocks had a slight edge, up 1.78%, versus...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks surged ahead last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.82%, the Dow rising 1.58%, and the Nasdaq increasing 2.18%. Growth stocks led the way, rising 2.57% versus the 1.33% gain for value stocks. Small caps lagged, gaining just 0.39%....

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market rebounded last week with all three major indices in the green. The Dow saw the biggest gains, rising 1.22%, the S&P 500 gained 0.79%, and the Nasdaq brought up the rear with a 0.09% gain. Growth stocks lagged, rising about...

OVERVIEW   The major U.S. stock indices sold off last week, resulting in the S&P 500 finally reaching a 5% drawdown from its high. For the week, the S&P 500 fell 2.21%, the Dow dropped 1.36%, and the Nasdaq declined 3.2%. The biggest declines were...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market broke its two-week losing streak last week as the S&P 500 rose 0.51%, the Dow gained 0.62%, and the Nasdaq rose a meager 0.02%. Small-cap stocks had a good week, climbing about 1%. Value stocks rose around 0.66%, outpacing...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks got tripped up again last week as the major indices fell for a second week in a row. The S&P 500 lost 0.57%, the Dow dropped 0.07%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.47%. International stocks didn’t hold up any better. Developed country stocks fell...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market snapped a two-week winning streak last week as the S&P 500 shed 1.7% on the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.15%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.6%, also snapping a two-week run of gains. The declines in value...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks were mixed last week as the S&P 500 gained 0.58%, the Nasdaq increased 1.55%, and the Dow fell 0.24%. Growth stocks led the way, as the Russell 3000 Growth index rose 1.31%. Value stocks, on the other hand, fell 0.07% on the week. In...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market once again surged to record highs last week. The S&P 500 rose 1.52%, the Dow gained 0.96%, and the Nasdaq jumped 2.82%. During the week, growth stocks had the upper hand, gaining about 2.3% versus the 1.74% gain for value...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market had a volatile week as the VIX (the "Fear Gauge") jumped above 20 on a few trading sessions. The S&P 500 fell 0.59%, the Dow dropped 1.11%, and the Nasdaq decreased 0.73%. Growth stocks fell 0.4%, which outperformed the 1.31%...