LPL: Giving Thanks for the U.S. Consumer
Market Blog November 20, 2019 “Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett The S&P 500 Index has trended higher in an unusually persistent fashion recently. The benchmark has notched 10 record-high closes over the past four weeks, including four straight through November 18. It’s human nature to […]
TD Ameritrade: December Outlook
Last December, Wall Street looked like a forest thanks to all the bears prowling around. This December, things seem a little more jolly, with major indices beginning the month near all-time highs and the stock market on pace for its best year since 2013. The question is whether trade talks put that in peril or […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended November 29th
Growth picks up The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster pace in this year’s third quarter than had initially been estimated. The government revised its initial estimate of a 1.9% annual growth rate in the latest quarter to 2.1%—roughly in line with the second quarter’s figure but down sharply from the first quarter’s […]