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Equity futures are flat to start the week, but we saw the S&P and Dow register their second-highest closes in history on Friday, which is...

Stocks are up nicely to start the week after trading lower for most of last week. However, similar to the previous week, a mid-week...

Stocks were down slightly last week, but had recovered most of their losses by the end of the week. Value has started to outperform...

Stocks started the week off on a flat note after posting fresh all-time highs in the case of the Dow and S&P. The Nasdaq is very close...

Stocks are up slightly to start the week, after closing marginally lower last week. We still need to see the Nasdaq play catch up to the...

Futures are mixed to start the week with the Dow up, S&P flat, and Nasdaq down. This has been the tale of the tape as of late, and it...

Stocks are set to start the week on a higher note, after putting in a nice bottom last week during Sunday's futures session. By closing...

Stocks are flat overall to start the week, with the exception of the Nasdaq, which is trading at new all-time highs again. Last week saw...

Markets in the U.S. are closed today in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Futures are basically flat in pre-market...

Stocks are down a bit to start the week as their extended rally appears poised to pause. Previous issues stated that we are due for a...

Stocks are poised to start off the year on a positive note, as we come around the corner from what's known as the "Santa Claus rally." ...

Equities are mixed to start off the week, but our focus is on the monthly-closing data, which will be recorded at today's close. Barring...

Equity futures are up nicely to start off the holiday week, as most markets will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving in the U.S. This...

Stocks are rallying nicely to start off the week, as news of additional covid vaccines come to market. This positive market activity is...

Equities are lower to start the week, and actually experienced a gap down as we enter the final week before the presidential election. ...

Stocks just closed out at their second-highest weekly level in history, at least in the Nasdaq and S&P. The Dow lags slightly behind,...

Equities are continue to behave in a risk-off manner, as all three major indices are down notably this morning to start off the week. We...

Equity futures are slightly higher this morning after booking two consecutive weeks of losses. We've outlined numerous times how the...

The Nasdaq and S&P tagged new all-time highs today, while the Dow continues to lag behind. However, new highs look promising in the Dow...

Equities continue to consolidate near their highs, which is bullish. The divergence between the major indices remains a concern in the...