4 most important things we’re watching in the stock market this week

The major averages were all up for the holiday shortened trading week, with the S&P 500 closing at a new all-time high on Friday, beating its last record set in January 2022. The week’s biggest winner, however, was the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which gained more than 2%. The Magnificent Seven (Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, … Read more

Watch inflation and earnings in the stock market next week

The first week of 2024 is officially in the books – and with it, the end of a nine-week winning streak on Wall Street. The S & P 500 dropped about 1.5% during the holiday-shortened trading week. The Nasdaq was the worst performer this week, losing more than 3% as the Magnificent Seven stocks and … Read more

3 things to watch in the market in the first week of trading for 2024

Another trading year is officially in the books. The S & P 500 ended the year with nine straight weeks of gains and was just short of an all-time high. The broad market index posted a return of 24.2% for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial notched a 13.7% increase, while the Nasdaq was the … Read more