Tag: stock market analysis

(21 December 2025) Stocks were mixed last week as the inflation rate ticked lower while manufacturing data showed more signs of weakness.  The NASDAQ and S&P 500 ended the week slightly higher while the small cap Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrials were lower. This mixed outcome was broadly in line with expectations although the evidence from previous Mars-Neptune and progressed Mercury-Saturn alignments suggested a bearish bias was more likely for the week.  Nonetheless, most stocks were lower into Wednesday and thus better approximated this negative lean from those active...