Silicon Valley Bust

“On Monday, March 10, the rumor started: Bear Stearns was having liquidity problems.” 15 years later to the day, the FDIC would put Silicon Valley Bank in receivership, marking the second largest bank failure in U.S. history and sending financial markets to reexamine...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities fall Global equities were down on the week amid hawkish comments from the Fed and turmoil in the financials sector. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were down 4.54% and 4.43% on the week, respectively, while the Nasdaq fell 4.71%. The...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities rebound Global equities were up on the week in an attempt to rebound from last week’s slump. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were up 1.90% and 1.75% respectively, while the Nasdaq gained 2.58%. After reaching above 4% midweek,...