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📈 The major indexes were just slightly higher early Friday at the end of a week in which they continued to trade below their key moving averages.
Stocks were making gains Wednesday, as technology and consumer discretionary stocks showed strength.
Gains accrued after durable goods orders data came in above economist views.
Happy Lunar New Year, Investors! 🧧
Stocks wavered as investors came back from a veritable weekend of holidays — Valentine’s Day on Saturday ♥️, Presidents Day on Monday 🇺🇸 and Lunar New Year today 🐴.
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Stocks were mostly lower after the delayed jobs report surprised to the upside and as more earnings reports rolled in.
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Markets encountered a tough defense to start the week, with modest gains in major indexes as key economic data and earnings reports are set for this week.
Happy Fed Day Investors! 💵
Stocks wavered in early action as investors waited for the next Fed decision on interest rates and following a flurry of earnings reports.
The Federal Open Market Committee's two-day policy meeting concludes Wednesday, with an interest rate decision set for 2 p.m. ET.
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Markets overcame initial fears to rise this morning, even as uncertainty mounts from social issues, geopolitics and earnings season.
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The major indexes were mixed early Friday, with the Nasdaq slightly higher and the Dow Jones leading the downside. The S&P 500 and Russell 2000 also traded slightly lower.
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The major indexes extended a jubilant mood after welcome economic tidings and a surprise in weekly jobless claims offset lingering concerns over a sticky inflation print. On Wednesday, major indexes rallied after President Donald Trump's pivot at Davos, Switzerland.
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📈 The major indexes recouped some of their losses on Wednesday after a nasty slide below key moving averages on Tuesday.
If you’re staring at the markets and wondering what just happened, you’re not alone — markets fell drastically after President Donald Trump ratcheted up trade tensions over Greenland, threatening additional tariffs on countries that oppose his push to take over the Danish territory.
Major stock indexes traded higher Thursday morning as Wall Street reacted to an unexpected drop in first-time unemployment claims and a fresh batch of earnings reports. Early gains came after recent losses, as investors looked for signs the market could regain its footing.
Markets slipped as earnings continued to roll out, with mixed bank earnings and worries about the Trump-Powell Fed fight (see below) weighing down major indexes.
Markets opened sharply lower but turned mixed in early Monday trading, after the Justice Department launched an investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s building renovation plans, with the subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment.
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Stocks were mixed Wednesday amid a smattering of new jobs and economic data.
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Energy stocks led a rise in markets after the U.S. launched military operations against Venezuela early Saturday morning, capturing and extraditing its leader Nicolas Maduro from that country to New York City.
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📈 After Wednesday saw the major indexes close lower, the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq were flat to slightly higher in early trading on Friday. The Nasdaq showed an early gain of over 1% after finding support at the 50-day line on Wednesday, but eased by midday Friday.
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Stocks wobbled early Tuesday, following moderate losses on Monday. The Dow dipped, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were essentially flat.
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Stocks traded lower Monday, as investors kicked off another holiday-shortened week. Tech stocks led the slide after the S&P 500 notched new highs last week. The Dow is also coming off a record closing high last week. Small caps also lost strength, with the Russell 2000 slumping.
We are now in the midst of the hallowed Santa Claus Rally period, which ends Jan. 5.
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Stock action was mixed, but the major indexes were essentially flat in early trading Friday. Volume was mixed, however it will be hard to read anything into it given Christmas Eve's session was truncated.
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Fresh economic data this morning gave investors food for thought early Tuesday. News of a stronger-than-expected U.S. economy, with third-quarter GDP growing at an annual 4.3% rate, reduced the likelihood the Fed would cut rates.
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Markets were off to a positive start for one of the last, abbreviated trading weeks of the year driven by tech, with the S&P 500 rising, alongside more modest gains from the Dow and Nasdaq.
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Indexes were rallying Thursday after a delayed inflation report came in cooler than expected.
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Markets wavered on Monday, after last week's broadly positive action as investors anticipate Fed action later this week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5% last week, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.9% and the S&P 500 finished the week with a 0.3% gain.
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Stocks were weaving between positive and negative territory Thursday as investors digested more labor data as well as a flurry of earnings reports.
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Stocks battled their way into positive ground Wednesday amid a weaker-than-expected ADP jobs report. This boosted hopes for a Fed rate cut later this month.
Happy Almost Thanksgiving, Investors! 🍗
Indexes are continuing to rally amid rising hopes over interest rates. The encouraging action has prompted an upward shift in IBD's recommended exposure levels.
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📈 The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were flat to lower Tuesday morning, after Monday's major up day. The indexes are bumping up against resistance at their conjoined 50-day and 21-day lines.
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Markets are hoping for some good vibes going into the Thanksgiving holiday week, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all positive in morning trades on boosts in technology and health care stocks.
