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Last Week in Review – January 28 2022

Last Week in Review – January 28 2022

Last Week In ReviewLate gains last week helped the large-cap benchmarks move higher, but not before most major indexes moved temporarily into correction territory or down more than 10% from recent highs. The small-cap Russell 2000 Index lagged and ended the week down...

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Last Week in Review ā€“ January 21, 2022

Last Week in Review ā€“ January 21, 2022

Last Week In ReviewLast week, rising interest rate fears and growth worries pushed the S&P 500 Index to its most significant decline over the holiday-shortened week in more than 14 months. (Markets were closed last Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King,...

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Last Week in Review – January 14, 2022

Last Week in Review – January 14, 2022

Last week the large-cap indexes recorded their second consecutive weekly loss to start the yearā€”and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite its thirdā€”as the unofficial start of earnings season began. Financials shares came under pressure on Friday as JPMorgan Chase and...

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Last Week in Review – January 7, 2022

Last Week in Review – January 7, 2022

Last week stocks backed away from record highs as longer-term bond yields increased. Expectations for higher interest rates took a particular toll on growth stocks and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Compositeā€”which suffered its most significant weekly decline in nearly a...

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Last Week in Review January 3 2022

Last Week in Review January 3 2022

Last week the major indexes recorded gains, as a ā€œSanta Claus rallyā€ lifted the S&P 500 Index the reindeer to Santaā€™s sleigh to record highs. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite lagged and finished flat. Traders I spoke with noted that trading activity was...

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Are SPACs Really All That Special?

Are SPACs Really All That Special?

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, seem to be all the rage recently. But why are they gaining so much attention, and what should investors know? IPO. EPS. MLP. LIBOR. NYSE. The investment world is fond of acronyms and keeping them straight can be a tall...

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Global Market Commentary October 2020

Global Market Commentary October 2020

Earlier hopes for both a vaccine and U.S. stimulus finally faded in October, as investors became frustrated with the lack of progress on both fronts. Global equities sold off, with the MSCI All-Country World Index (ACWI) falling 2.43%. In the U.S., the bellwether...

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