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1/10/2020 – Iran Fear Down, Stocks Up

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Marc

Earlier this week, Iran retaliated for the US killing of General Soleimani by launching more than a dozen missiles at US bases inside Iraq. Stocks future declined sharply and oil spiked in the pre-market hours, but as news kept coming … Continue reading →

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12/6/19 – Strong Jobs Report Lifts Stocks

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Marc

The November jobs report came in significantly higher than expectations leading to a 300+ point rally in the Dow on Friday. The economy added 266k net new jobs, the unemployment rate declined to 3.5% and wages grew at a 3.1% … Continue reading →

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11/27/19 – Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Marc

Stocks climbed higher through Wednesday in the holiday-shortened week. Markets are closed tomorrow and will only be open until 1pm on Friday, so the Weekly Recap is coming out early. Both indices closed at all-time highs as concerns about economic … Continue reading →

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11/8/19 – Dow Finishes 3rd Consecutive Positive Week

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Marc

Markets continued higher in a relatively quiet week. Third quarter earnings are largely over, with roughly 75% of all companies reporting better than expected earnings. We hit all-time highs several times this week and while the indices were down most … Continue reading →

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