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U.S. markets ended the week with upside momentum with the S&P 500 and Dow gaining 0.6% and 0.5% while settling at record closing levels. Although fresh all-time highs weren’t reached, the moves turned the S&P 500 and Dow positive for the week, with both advancing 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.4% but ended with […]

U.S. markets showed strength throughout Thursday’s session to end multi-session losing streaks ahead of a key budget deal to keep the government running. The Russell 2000 led the way higher after gaining 0.8% while the S&P 500 added 0.3% with both indexes snapping four-session losing streaks. The Dow closed in the green for the first […]

U.S. markets continued their recent pattern of showing strength on the open and weakness afterwards to close Wednesday’s session mixed. The Nasdaq gained 0.2% to snap a three-session slide while the S&P 500 slipped a third-point, or 0.01%. The Dow declined 0.2% while closing in the red for the fifth-straight session. The Russell 2000 extended […]

U.S. markets settled to the downside on Tuesday with the Dow dipping 0.5% following its run to record highs on Monday. The Nasdaq cleared 6,800 intraday but slipped another 0.2% after trying to bounce back from several sessions of underperformance. The S&P 500 traded in a tight right before giving back 0.4% while the Russell […]

U.S. markets closed mostly lower to start the week despite Monday morning merger news and the preliminary passage of the tax bill after Friday’s closing bell. The Dow traded to an all-time intraday high of 24,534 but added just 0.2% on the pullback afterwards. The S&P 500 pushed a lifetime peak of 2,665 before giving […]