Market Commentaries

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks got crushed last week, with the S&P 500 dropping 5.6% over the past five days, its worst-ever loss in the week leading up to a presidential election. The Dow fell over 6%, and the Nasdaq dropped around 5.5% amid disappointing earnings...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks dropped amid heightened volatility last week. The S&P 500 fell 0.53 percent, the Dow dropped 0.95 percent, and the Nasdaq declined 1.06 percent. The sell-off was mostly centered around large U.S. stocks. Mid- to small-cap stocks,...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market ended a choppy week of trading with slightly positive gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent, the Dow was mostly flat, and the Nasdaq climbed about 0.8 percent. Developed country stocks did poorly, declining nearly 1.4 percent on...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks showed their resiliency last week, posting their biggest weekly gain in three months. The S&P 500 rose 3.84 percent, the Dow climbed 3.27 percent, and the Nasdaq gained a monster 4.56 percent. International stocks did similarly well....

OVERVIEW   Despite Friday's losses, the major U.S. stock indices ended the week higher. The Dow and the S&P 500 gained about 1.9 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. This was their first weekly gain in five weeks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq also gained about 1.5...

OVERVIEW   Another volatile week of trading on Wall Street saw the S&P 500 drop 0.63 percent, its fourth consecutive weekly drop. The Nasdaq, however, rose 1.11 percent. While the energy, materials, and financial sectors had large weekly declines, the tech...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks took another step backward last week, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.64 percent, its third straight week in the red. The Nasdaq had a similar decline of 0.56 percent. The Dow, however, remained mostly flat for the week, dropping just 0.03...

OVERVIEW   The tech sell-off continued in the United States last week, with the Nasdaq dropping 4.06 percent. The S&P 500 fell about 2.5 percent, and the Dow lost about 1.66 percent. Volatility, however, actually declined. The VIX (a measure of volatility)...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks declined in a rollercoaster week of trading that saw the VIX index (a measure of volatility) jump above 30 for the first time since early July. After a good start to the week, the tech sector sold off dramatically on Thursday and Friday,...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market hit fresh new highs last week as the S&P 500 Index rose 3.26 percent, its fifth straight week of gains. The Nasdaq Composite did a little better, gaining 3.39 percent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average brought up the rear,...