Quick Takes The major U.S. equity indices all snapped four-week losing streaks. The S&P 500 Index increased +0.5%, the small cap Russell 2000 Index gained +0.6%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index inched up +0.2%. The yields for the 10-year and 2-year U.S....
Quick Takes The S&P 500 Index started the week with its worst day of the year and finished the week with the best day of 2025, but still lost ground overall for the fourth straight week. The rebound rally on Friday was just one day it entered correction territory...
Quick Takes The S&P 500 Index posted its worst weekly performance since September 2024, falling -3.1% last week. It wasn’t alone in its slump as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, the S&P MidCap 400 Index, and small cap Russell 2000 Index also all fell by more...
Key Points TGINF Thank Goodness It’s Not February! U.S. stocks took a hit in February, with the S&P 500 Index dropping -1.4% amid weak seasonality, tariff uncertainties, high valuations, and fears of an economic slowdown. The Russell 2000 sank even further, with a...
Quick Takes President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, along with stubbornly high inflation data, and some growth concerns from economic data that has recently lagged Wall Street expectations, has shaken investor confidence. The benchmark S&P 500 Index...
Quick Takes U.S. stocks started the week off strong, with the S&P 500 Index notching its second and third all-time highs on Tuesday and Wednesday but then had its worst day of the year on Friday, to end the week down -1.7%. Bond yields continued their gradual...
