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Missed It by That Much: SPX Ends Just Shy of 6,000
Episode 783
After edging briefly above 6,000, the SPX closed just below it. Still, the week featured gains for every major index on election and rate optimism. I…
1 year, 10 months ago
Fed Cuts Rates, Election Surge Rolls on for Stocks
Episode 782
The Fed's 25-basis-point cut was as analysts expected and didn't seem to affect stocks, which rose beforehand and kept gains. Election sentiment seem…
1 year, 10 months ago
Trump Win Lifts Stocks to Record, but Yields Rise
Episode 781
Major indexes set new highs amid strength in financials, consumer discretionary, energy, and industrials sectors after Trump's win. But inflation fea…
1 year, 10 months ago
Best Day in Weeks for Stocks, but Vote Count Looms
Episode 780
Strong data, lower yields, and relief that the campaign is over helped the broader market to its best day in six weeks. Volatility could rise if the …
1 year, 10 months ago
Stocks, Yields Fall Ahead of Vote in Slow Session
Episode 779
A day before the election, stocks and Treasury yields edged lower as investors positioned for the vote. Utility stocks led losses while energy advanc…
1 year, 10 months ago
Jobs Growth Disappoints, but Yields, Stocks Climb
Episode 778
Wall Street made up some of Thursday's losses despite a soft jobs report. Treasury yields kept rising ahead of the election, pushing stocks to their …
1 year, 10 months ago
Scary Tech Sell-Off Sends Market to October Loss
Episode 777
The SPX had its worst Halloween in years, hitting 3-week lows and carving its first monthly loss since April amid tech earnings fears. Jobs data loom…
1 year, 10 months ago
Stocks Retreat, but Microsoft, Meta Beat Forecasts
Episode 776
Major indexes lost ground ahead of solid earnings reports from Meta and Microsoft. Both beat analysts' expectations, though Meta shares fell. Inflati…
1 year, 10 months ago
Tech Powers Rally Before Solid Alphabet Earnings
Episode 775
Today's rally took the Nasdaq Composite to new highs, and optimism appeared rewarded after the close when Alphabet beat earnings estimates and gained…
1 year, 10 months ago
Stocks Climb but End off Highs Despite Oil Assist
Episode 774
Falling oil gave stocks an early lift, but major indexes struggled to close higher on another day of rising Treasury yields. Alphabet earnings and jo…
1 year, 10 months ago