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Netflix Leads Market to New Highs Before Fed Meeting

Netflix Leads Market to New Highs Before Fed Meeting

The stock market set a new record last week, led by communication companies like Netflix, Comcast and Alphabet. The S&P 500 rose 1.1 percent between Friday, January 19, and Friday, January 26. It was the third straight positive week, bringing the index above 4900...

‘Inflation Has Eased.’ Stocks Near Highs as Fed Signals Rate Cuts

‘Inflation Has Eased.’ Stocks Near Highs as Fed Signals Rate Cuts

Stocks are clawing toward record levels after the Federal Reserve confirmed hopes of a soft landing. The S&P 500 rose 2.5 percent between Friday, December 8, and Friday, December 15. The index has advanced for seven straight weeks and is just 2 percent below its...

Stocks Leapt Higher in July, But Will the Rally Continue this Month?

Stocks Leapt Higher in July, But Will the Rally Continue this Month?

Stocks just finished their best month in over a year. Can they keep running in August? The S&P 500 climbed 4.3 percent in the week between Friday, July 22, and Friday, July 29. That helped lift the index 9.1 percent in July, giving the index its biggest monthly...

Growth Stocks Regain the Lead as Investors Embrace a Dovish Fed

Growth Stocks Regain the Lead as Investors Embrace a Dovish Fed

Most of 2021 has focused on value stocks as the economy reopening from coronavirus, but last week investors returned to growth. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent between Friday, June 4, and Friday, June 11. The Nasdaq-100 climbed 1.2 percent, its biggest outperformance...

Big Banks and Netflix Surprise to the Upside: Earnings This Week

Big Banks and Netflix Surprise to the Upside: Earnings This Week

Earnings season started on a strong foot as major banks reported surprising growth in their core businesses. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and PNC Financial (PNC) all beat estimates in the last...