The combination of a finalized election, effective vaccine trials, and positive earnings from various sectors, drove equity indices higher in November. Analysts expect upcoming additions to the S&P 500 Index to produce added ...
Millions of Americans are having their credit scores adversely affected by the pandemic, as banks and finance companies modify the extension of credit. As consumers struggle to retain a fragile balance between joblessness, ...
COVID-19 has upended and completely altered the way we use energy. What has been conventional wisdom and consistent for decades has all changed in a matter of months. For the first time since ...
Are you wondering why the current election results are not creating more uncertainty for the markets? Why is the U.S. stock market still going up? Could it be that Trump still has a ...
November 2020 With the election over, a lingering uncertainty has been removed as expectations of how fiscal policy and stimulus programs funded by government debt may evolve. Some economists and market analysts project ...
November 2020 (all values as of 10.30.2020) Stock Indices: Dow Jones 26,501 S&P 500 3,269 Nasdaq 10,911 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr Treasury 0.14% 10 Yr Treasury 0.88% 10 Yr Municipal 0.94% High ...
The most recent labor statistics made available by the U.S. Department of Labor is identifying more impactful increases in unemployment in certain industries than others. Economists and analysts believe that the year-over-year increases ...
Store and restaurant closures have prompted consumers nationwide to stay home, spend less, and save more. Dwindling consumer confidence along with uncertainty surrounding the job market, has shifted many from a spending mode ...
Worries regarding a second wave of infections heading into the fall, election uncertainties, and wavering economic indicators contributed to a dubious September. Equities paused from their upward trajectory in September, with technology stocks ...