Tag Archives: pandemic

13 Aug

Markets Set New Highs on Sleepy Trading

August 13th, 2021 Markets climbed once again this week with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 jumping to new highs. Sentiment remained positive on the Street as the Senate passed a procedural vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package and as signs emerged that consumer pricing pressure may be easing somewhat….

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06 Aug

S&P 500 Sprints to Record High

August 6th, 2021 Bulls are coming in hot in the first trading week of August, pushing the S&P 500 to another record high. A strong July jobs report, as well as robust services and manufacturing data, helped spur the index to its 44th record high of the year. Businesses added 943,000 workers to the payrolls,…

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30 Jul

S&P 500 Goes for the Gold with 6th Straight Monthly Gain

July 30th, 2021 Stocks appeared to be on their way to another record-breaking week as Q2 2021 corporate earnings continued to surprise to the upside, U.S. economic activity returned to pre-pandemic levels, and the Federal Reserve signaled it would maintain its easy monetary stimulus program. As more earnings results poured in this week, the corporate…

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