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Market Review 2021: A Recovery Amid Challenges

ClearMoney

The distribution of vaccines and the easing of lockdowns were followed by an economic rebound, but the emergence of new variants would be a setback for the recovery. Throughout the year, the market continued a relatively steady rise, with large cap stocks in the US ending 2021 near a record high.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

In 2021, banks tried to kill remote work. Embattled First Republic Bank is no longer searching for a buyer as investment advisors and company executives seek to repair the company’s balance sheet before any sale might take place, FOX Business has learned. ( Bloomberg ) • Remote Banking Crisis: Banks tried to kill remote work.

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Weekly Market Insights – January 29, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

​ Weekly Market Insights: Excitement Around Big Tech Continues Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC Stocks continued their upward climb last week as excitement around big tech continued; positive economic reports stoked investors’ belief that the Federal Reserve has pulled off a soft landing. Core inflation was 3.2%

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Weekly Market Insights – March 4, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

The Nasdaq bobbed around the 16,000 level for most of the week before posting consecutive record highs on Thursday and Friday, surpassing its 2021 record. 1 Economic news also helped boost markets. 3,4 This Week: Key Economic Data Monday: Motor Vehicle Sales. a Registered Investment Advisor. ISM Services Index.

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Weekly Market Insights – September 4, 2023

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Weekly Market Insights: September Stocks Open In Positive Territory Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC Falling bond yields–spurred by weak economic data–helped lift stocks to weekly gains. A downward revision of Q2 economic growth and fresh signs of a cooling labor market reversed the recent rise in bond yield.

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The Economy vs. Interest Rates

Bell Investment Advisors

The economic backdrop to these losses, however, stands out. A report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed that gross domestic product grew at an inflation-adjusted annual rate of 4.9% First, this is a degree of expansion that is approximately double any quarterly growth rate seen since the post-COVID rebound of 2020 to 2021.

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Weekly Market Insight – October 31, 2022

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Stocks overcame poor earnings results from some of America’s largest companies to post gains last week as investors cheered positive earnings surprises, easing inflation and a rebound in economic growth. Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations. This Week: Key Economic Data. The Nasdaq Composite index added 2.24% for the week.