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The Last Week In A Nutshell What Happened: The S&P 500 experienced its best quarter since 1998, adding 20%. "A 20% quarterly gain is quite rare, but the catch is previous large quarterly gains have actually led to continued strength. In fact, a quarter later stocks have been higher...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: “The bulk of [recent] gains came in the leisure and hospitality sectors, which makes sense because you saw a lot of areas reopening restaurants in May,” said Shawn Cruz, manager of trader strategy at TD Ameritrade. “It just shows how...

The labor market remained strong as 2018 ended, with job openings reaching a high of 7.3 million on the last business day of December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The 7.3 million openings was up from 5.7 million at the end of 2017. This set of data dates back to the year 2000....

U.S. stocks were mildly higher on Thursday as major indices were little changed at the closing bell. The S&P 500 and Dow both traded at new highs following Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) premarket earnings. Data from the Labor Department showed initial claims for state...

U.S. stocks were marginally lower, as investors and traders may be waiting on the sidelines for further clarity on geopolitical tension. Volume was lighter than usual, as the composite volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 2.2 billion right before the closing bell. Typically, 2.1 billion...

U.S. stocks declined as investors continue to question China's growth prospects following Monday's shocking report that its exports had tumbled in February. Certainly not helping investor sentiment is the fact that Crimea's parliament voted to declare independence from Ukraine. This weekend,...

Stocks traded mostly lower today as investors digested a new set of earnings that were disappointing. A mixed housing data and a consumer sentiment coming in lower than expected was enough to tame the bulls as major indices finished the day mixed. Markets will be closed on Monday for Martin...