Market Data as of Week Ending: 11/28/2025 unless noted otherwise Equity markets delivered broad gains last week as investors looked ahead to the possibility of another rate cut in December following weaker than expected economic data. Small-cap stocks benefited the...
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Markets Remain Choppy as Government Reopens
Market Data as of Week Ending: 11/14/2025 unless noted otherwise Equity markets delivered a mixed performance this week. Early gains were driven by optimism that the government shutdown might soon end, which provided a boost to sentiment. However, the focus later...
Growth Concerns Weigh on Broader Market
Market Data as of Week Ending: 11/7/2025 unless noted otherwise Equity markets declined sharply over the week as concerns about elevated valuations and heavy AI-related spending pressured stocks. Broader sentiment wasfurther dampened by the U.S. federal government...
Stocks Rise Amid Strong Earnings, a Booming AI Investment Cycle, and Trade Optimism
Market Data as of Week Ending: 10/31/2025 unless noted otherwise Stock prices rose for the third consecutive week, pushing the S&P 500, NASDAQ and Dow to new highs amid renewed optimism surrounding U.S.-China trade negotiations. Earnings remained a key focus and a...
Broad Market Rally Fueled by Earnings Beats and Improving Growth Indicators
Market Data as of Week Ending: 10/24/2025 unless noted otherwise Stock prices advanced and the S&P 500 reached a new high despite higher oil prices after the U.S. announced sanctions against Russia’s two largest oil companies. Earnings season is in full swing with...
Stock Prices Advanced on Solid Earnings
Market Data as of Week Ending: 10/17/2025 unless noted otherwise Stock prices advanced as trade tensions between the U.S. and China cooled and quarterly earnings came in better than expected. Earnings season is still in its early stages, with just 12% of S&P 500...
Stock Prices Decline as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Reignite
Market Data as of Week Ending: 10/10/2025 unless noted otherwise Stock prices declined as trade tensions reignited between the U.S. and China. Gains earlier in the week were more than offset by a sharp sell-off on Friday when President Trump threatened a “massive...
Stocks Gain Despite Government Shutdown
Market Data as of Week Ending: 10/3/2025 unless noted otherwise Stock prices increased and the S&P 500 reached a new all-time high last week, despite the U.S. government shutdown after lawmakers failed to reach a deal tofund nonessential government operations....
Markets Weaken as Interest Rates Rise and Policy Uncertainty Lingers
Market Data as of Week Ending: 9/26/2025 unless noted otherwise Most equity indexes finished the week lower as investors continued to debate the outlook for monetary policy. Small-caps underperformed large-caps as rising interest rates weighed on recent momentum....
Markets Set New Highs as Fed Lowers Rates
Market Data as of Week Ending: 9/19/2025 unless noted otherwise Major equity indexes continued to reach new highs last week as the Federal Reserve lowered short-term interest rates for the first time in nine months. Smallcaps, which are typically more sensitive to...





