Archive for April 2020
Market Week: April 27, 2020
The Markets (as of market close April 24, 2020) The week started with stock indexes falling sharply on the heels of an historic plunge of crude oil into negative territory.…
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The Markets (as of market close April 17, 2020) Last weekend, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other major oil-producing countries agreed to slash production as oil prices had fallen about 50%…
Read MoreMarket Week: April 13, 2020
The Markets (as of market close April 9, 2020) In observance of Good Friday, the stock market closed for business at the final bell last Thursday. The week started out…
Read MoreMarket Week: April 6, 2020
The Markets (as of market close April 3, 2020) Stocks continued to rally at the beginning of last week amid hopes of enhanced testing for COVID-19. But by the end…
Read MoreQuarterly Market Review: January-March 2020
The Markets (first quarter through March 31, 2020) The world’s economies and stock markets have been rocked by the spread of COVID-19. Investors’ fears prompted a major sell-off in February…
Read MoreMarket Week: March 30, 2020
The Markets (as of market close March 27, 2020) Stocks opened the week as they closed the previous one — in a tailspin. However, aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve…
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