October 2026 During the third quarter, US stocks alternated between gains and losses as investors balanced strong corporate earnings against concerns about rising bond yields and oil prices. July began with semi-conductor stocks leading a stock market rally. By the close on July 10, the S&P 500 was up more than 1% for the month...
July 2026 US stock prices surged during the second quarter, largely due to declining oil prices and strong corporate earnings. April began with stocks rising relentlessly on hopes for a ceasefire between the US and Iran that might reopen the Strait of Hormuz. These hopes were realized on April 8 when President Trump announced a...
April 2026 US stock prices declined during the first quarter, largely due to geo-political issues. January began with stocks trending higher. The news that the US had ousted Venezuelan President Maduro triggered a sharp rally in Energy stocks on January 5. On January 6, the rally spread to other sectors that might benefit from rebuilding...
January 2026 US stock prices continued to rise during the fourth quarter, though gains were smaller and prices were more volatile than the prior quarter. The quarter began with stocks trending higher. This trend reversed on October 10 with the S&P 500 dropping 2.7% following comments from President Trump that he was considering imposing 100%...
October 2025 US stock prices rose steadily during the third quarter, with the S&P 500 posting record highs and a gain of at least 2% during each month. A key driver of the extended rally was stronger than expected corporate earnings, with more than 80% of the companies in the S&P 500 reporting earnings that...
July 2025 Second quarter market movements were driven largely by tariff announcements, though concerns about US government debt and geo-political developments also weighed on markets at times. April began with investors pushing stocks higher based on better-than-expected economic reports. On April 3 the Trump administration announced tariffs of at least 10% on all US imports...
April 2025 The first quarter saw investors transition from concerns that the economy might be growing too quickly to worries that uncertainty surrounding tariff policy might push the economy into recession. Stocks came under pressure during the first week of January as stronger than expected economic reports on January 7, and better than expected jobs...
January 2025 Stock market volatility continued during the fourth quarter, with investors balancing better than expected economic activity against the likelihood of fewer and smaller interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve going forward. Stocks made steady gains during the first half of October on expectations of strong corporate earnings reports. While the majority of...
October 1, 2024 Stock market volatility picked up during the third quarter, with investors rotating out of technology shares and into value and small capitalization stocks that were left behind when technology shares surged higher during the first half of the year. Conflicting reports on the state of the economy also contributed to the increase...
2024 Stock Market Performance thru July 12 The US stock market appears to be having a very strong year based on the returns of well-known indices such as the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500. However, appearances can be misleading. Both indices are heavily concentrated in a small number of mega-cap stocks. The strong returns of...
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