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Markets Now Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Markets Now Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Cognitive biases can significantly influence investment decisions, especially when emotions such as fear and greed are driving the markets.

Market Recap Week Ended April 12, 2024

Sluggish April For the second week in a row, the S&P 500 and the Dow retreated from the record highs they set at the end of March. The NASDAQ’s fractional weekly decline was smaller than those of its peers, owing in part to relatively strong performance from a handful of technology stocks.

Markets Now Friday, April 12, 2024

“The desire to perform all the time is usually a barrier to performing over time.” – Robert Olstein

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Market Recap Week Ended April 5, 2024

Modest retreat The prospect that an initial interest-rate cut could be delayed into the latter half of this year weighed on stocks, owing to strong economic data and cautious comments from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers. The major indexes dropped more than 1% on Thursday, and a partial recovery on Friday didn’t prevent stocks from posting weekly declines.