by jwuser | Jan 29, 2024 | market commentary
OVERVIEW Last week was generally positive for the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 saw a solid 1.84% increase, while the Dow had a more modest rise of 0.34%. The Nasdaq outperformed, surging over 3%. Growth stocks experienced a gain of about 3.5%, but value...
by jwuser | Jan 22, 2024 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market is officially back to new all-time highs after last week. The S&P 500 index rose 1.17%, setting a new record high for the first time since January 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also set a record high after climbing...
by jwuser | Jan 17, 2024 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market rallied last week, with all three major indices in the green. The S&P 500 rose 1.84%, the Dow gained 0.34%, and the Nasdaq shot higher by 3.09%. Growth stocks led the way, rising 3.51%, whereas value stocks dropped 0.3% and...
by jwuser | Jan 8, 2024 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market stumbled into 2024, with the S&P 500 Index dropping 1.5% last week. The Dow did slightly better, falling just 0.6%, whereas the Nasdaq tumbled 3.3%. Among U.S. stocks, small-cap stocks performed the worst, experiencing a 3.65%...
by jwuser | Jan 3, 2024 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks moved moderately higher last week, with the S&P 500 gaining about 0.5%, the Dow increasing 0.8%, and the Nasdaq up about 0.3%. The Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks also rose about 0.5%. For the most part, foreign stocks...
by jwuser | Dec 26, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks continued their winning streak for the eighth consecutive week, marking the longest stretch of gains since November 2017 for the S&P 500 Index. The index saw a 0.75% increase for the week. The Dow rose by 0.22%, and the Nasdaq...
