Quick Takes In light trading, stocks advanced during the holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 gained +1.4% and set new record highs on Tuesday and Wednesday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and small-cap Russell 2000 gained +1.2% and +0.2%, respectively. Bond...
Quick Takes A late-week rally helped lift the S&P 500 to a slight weekly gain of +0.1%, leaving it just 1% away from its all-time high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led US equity indices with a +0.5% gain, while the small-cap Russell 2000 lagged with a -0.9%...
Quick Takes Friday’s AI-led selloff left the S&P 500 and Nasdaq negative for the week. However, the small-cap Russell 2000 and non-US stocks bucked the trend and advanced for the week. Still, the S&P and Russell both set new all-time highs on Thursday, the...
Key Takeaways BROAD-BASED BUT MILD RALLY November 2025 was marked by a mix of volatility and cautious optimism as investors navigated the conclusion of the record-long US government shutdown, shifting monetary policy expectations, and growing scrutiny of Artificial...
Quick Takes Stocks moved higher, ending just shy of record highs, as investors wait for the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut decision this week. The S&P 500 added +0.3%, while the small-cap Russell 2000 gained +0.8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced...
Quick Takes After its worst week since October the previous week, last week the S&P 500 rallied +3.7%, which was its best week since May. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the small-cap Russell 2000 were up +4.9% and +5.5%, respectively. Futures pricing now...
