Markets The stock market was in full rollercoaster mode in October ahead of the election. All the major indexes rose steadily until mid-month, lost steam, then fell sharply in the final week. The ride continued into November with the markets gaining again during election week despite the uncertainty of no winner being declared in the …

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Volatility Returns to the Stock Market, and May Well Stick Around September was a rocky month for the stock market and may have offered a stark preview of what the final weeks leading up to the presidential election will be like for Wall Street. Towards the end of the month, both the Dow Jones Industrial …

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Big Tech & the Fed are Still Keeping Wall Street Happy—For Now Two down and one to go. Or should I say two up and one to go? I’m talking, of course, about the top three major stock market indexes. In August, the S&P 500 joined the Nasdaq in surpassing its record peak high from …

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With Markets Holding but Virus Still Spreading, What’s Next? In last month’s newsletter, I noted that July could be a pivotal month for the coronavirus crisis and the economy, and it was. Two big questions were answered: will spiking Covid-19 cases slow the economic reopening, and can the financial markets remain stable despite that slowdown …

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Market May Keep Building Up, Blowing Off ‘Froth’ for Some Time July could be a pivotal month in the coronavirus crisis for many reasons. With the infection rate spiking in several states as June ended, we’ll find out whether these outbreaks can be contained without a major setback to reopening efforts nationwide. By mid-August, we …

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