Stocks fell sharply following the release of the Fed minutes from the December FOMC meeting. It seems that the Santa Claus rally proved not to last as expected
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The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control has identified the first confirmed cases of Omicron in the U.S. The U.S. joined more than two dozen other
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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index posted a 16.6% annual gain in May, up from 14.8% in April — marking the highest reading in more than 30
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The National Bureau of Economic Research said the 2020 recession, at just two months long, is the shortest recession on record. The NBER in June of last year
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Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the Consumer Price Index increasing by 5.4% on a year-over-year basis in June, the fastest pace since August
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On June 11, 2021, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-08-21 to phase out the executive actions in effect since March 2020 that helped facilitate a
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For 2020, the S&P 500 gained +16.3% to 3,756, the Nasdaq +43.6% to 12,888, and the Dow +7.2% to 30,607. These are extraordinary gains coming in the midst of a
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On March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20 to
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For 2019, the S&P 500 gained +28.9% to 3,231, the Nasdaq +35.2% to 8,973, and the Dow +22.3% to 28,538. The IBD Mutual Fund Index rose +29.59%. Over the decade
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For 2018, the S&P 500 fell -6.2% to 2,507, the Nasdaq -3.9% to 6,635, and the Dow -5.6% to 23,328, breaking a streak of 9 straight years of market gains. The
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U.S. mortgage rates climbed this week to their highest average in more than four years, ratcheting up affordability pressures at the start of the traditional
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U.S. mortgage rates climbed this week to their highest average in more than four years, ratcheting up affordability pressures at the start of the traditional
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