After opposing waves of fear and excitement pulled in opposite directions, U.S. markets largely sank. On Friday, the S&P 500 fell by 0.5%. The Nasdaq composite dropped 1.2% while the Dow increased by 0.1%. Concerns on the rising bloodshed in the most recent conflict in Gaza caused gasoline prices to soar and Treasury yields to … Read more
With further losses, Wall Street ended its worst month of the year. The majority of the stocks that make up the S&P 500 fell Friday as the index lost 0.3% of its previous gain. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.1% as the Dow dropped by 0.5%. The morning’s strong equity gains started to wane as bond … Read more
After the head of the Federal Reserve indicated it will “proceed carefully” in deciding what to do with interest rates, Wall Street ended its three-week losing skid by closing higher. The S&P 500 gained 0.7% on Friday after briefly fluctuating between tiny gains and losses. The Nasdaq composite increased 0.9%, and the Dow gained 247 … Read more
