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04 Feb

Phil Sees Shadow, Market Still Shines

February 4th, 2022 Punxsutawney Phil made it official on Wednesday, predicting six more weeks of winter before a cheering crowd in Pennsylvania. While many of us were contending with the wintry affects from Phil’s prediction this week, the celebratory mood on Gobbler’s Knob managed to extend to Wall Street where the S&P 500 mustered a…

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28 Jan

Bear Markets Awake from Hibernation

January 28th, 2022 It may be the dead of winter, but bears were sniffing around Wall Street this week. The Nasdaq Composite narrowly avoided its fifth consecutive losing week, resulting in the index having now declined -14.24% from its all-time high. Although most of the attention has been on the Nasdaq’s volatility, it was the…

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21 Jan

Markets Battered in Worst Week Since Pandemic Emerged

January 21st, 2022 Markets suffered another bruising performance this week coming on a variety of disappointing earnings announcements and forward-looking guidance from notable names in the banking and growth sectors. While company specific announcements have left their marks, the market is primarily struggling with an overall awakening to a rising interest rate environment. The U.S….

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