Market Action   Equities markets around the globe suffered considerable losses throughout the week. European markets highlighted a poor week as multiple nations reported weak industrial activity, lending continues to […]

 Data out of the US was mild at best this week. Regardless the Dow and S&P 500 posted small losses while the Nasdaq gained. Q1 GDP was revised down to […]

Market Action Equities in the US returned to posting gains this week despite data that continues to portray a mixed recovery. Fed Chairwoman Yellen indicated a growing consensus in the […]

Market Action  Stocks in the US ended their positive run with a down week. Data such as retail sales and consumer confidence were disappointing relative to expectations. Escalated turmoil in […]

Market Action Equities in the US closed at all time highs as the nation continues a slow but steady recovery. The jobs report published on Friday slightly beat expectations and […]

Market Action US equity markets closed the month of May posting gains. It marks the fourth month in the year that stocks have posted gains. The S&P 500 and Dow […]

Market Action Stock markets in the US posted their first gains in three weeks. The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday despite little in the way of […]

Market Action A positive start to equities this week quickly reversed course by the time markets opened on Wednesday. Low US Retail Sales prefaced poor data from China and Australia […]

Market Action Poor international data inspired a downward start this past week. PMI data from China indicated contraction while escalating Ukrainian instability and more punitive sanctions coming from Europe against […]

Market Action Talk of M&A activity early in the week elevated markets as GE’s attempt to acquire Alstom and Pfizer’s bid for AstraZeneca dominated headlines. Stronger than expected data on […]