Market Week: February 19, 2024

The Markets (as of market close February 16, 2024) Rising inflation heightened investor concerns that the Federal Reserve may not consider lowering interest rates during the first half of the…

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Market Week: February 12, 2024

The Markets (as of market close February 9, 2024) Stocks closed higher last week, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reaching record highs. Investors were encouraged by generally favorable…

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Market Month: January 2024

The Markets (as of market close January 31, 2024) Stocks closed January generally higher. Each of the benchmark indexes listed here ended January higher, with the exception of the small…

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Market Week: January 29, 2024

The Markets (as of market close January 26, 2024) Wall Street closed the holiday-shortened week generally higher, with each of the benchmark indexes listed here posting gains, except for the…

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Market Week: January 22, 2024

The Markets (as of market close January 19, 2024) Wall Street closed the holiday-shortened week generally higher, with each of the benchmark indexes listed here posting gains, except for the…

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Market Week: January 8, 2024

The Markets (as of market close January 5th, 2023) After pulling off a surprisingly strong rally in the fourth quarter of 2023, the stock market took a tumbleduring the first…

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Annual Market Review 2023

The year 2023 was dominated by inflation and the Federal Reserve’s restrictive policy in response to it. The year began with inflation at about 6.5%, with the Fed raising interest…

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