Tag: NASDAQ

(21 April 2023)  Stocks fell again last week as fears of a wider war in the Middle East dimmed prospects of an interest rate cut.  The S&P 500 fell 3% on the week to 4967 while the Nasdaq-100 slumped 5% to 17,037.  The broader averages fared somewhat better as the NYSE Composite lost just 1% on the week.  This bearish outcome was very unexpected as I thought the influence of the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction would have coincided with some gains, especially later in the week. The rally is finally taking a...