Market Overview Stocks tick higher ahead of tomorrow’s inflation report: Stocks logged modest gains on Thursday, with the S&P 500 rising by 0.1% while the Nasdaq logged a 0.3% gain.* The consumer discretionary and real estate sectors of the S&P 500 were today’s top performers, while the defensive consumer staples sector lagged.* On the economic […]

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Market Overview Stocks closed mixed: Stock markets closed with mixed performance on Thursday, as the Dow Jones moved higher while S&P 500 and the technology-heavy Nasdaq both fell. Nonetheless, for the full year, the Nasdaq is up about 18%, while the S&P 500 is up almost 15%. The Dow Jones, however, is up just about […]

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Market Overview Stocks close higher – Major equity indexes closed higher on Tuesday. Small- and mid-cap stocks trailed large-cap stocks*. Sector leadership was narrow, with technology and communication services higher, and with financials, utilities and industrials leading to the downside. Today’s big news probably is about Apple. Apple’s AAPL stock spiked +7% today to fresh […]

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