Tag: stock market

(16 November 2025)  After a volatile week, US stocks finished largely unchanged as investors considered the possibility that the Fed may not cut rates at its December meeting.  Financial markets appear to be in a holding pattern at the moment just below their recent highs amid signs that early AI enthusiasm may be fading as corporate layoffs start to mount. Last week's volatility was not surprising given the bearish influence of Wednesday's conjunction of Mercury retrograde with Mars.  Since our study showed only a modest and short-lived effect, the neutral...