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You’re hired! Stocks leapt higher on Friday in response to a surprisingly good jobs number. Bulls settled in for the ride piecing together all of the positive news, pushing trade to the back burner.

Hammering away. Stocks edged up slightly yesterday as investors were somewhat optimistic about a trade deal. Once again, trade talks with China was the force behind the markets.

Bounce house. Stocks bounced back yesterday on a report that, despite all of the negative signs, the US and China are still close to a deal. Trade positivity kept weak economic numbers in traders’ blindspots.

Press mute. Stocks dropped for a third straight session on fears that a trade deal may not happen anytime soon. New fronts in the trade war have been opened with Argentina, Brazil, and France, making investors uneasy. N O T E W O R T H Y Messy messaging. Wow… or maybe not. Yesterday, a very chatty...

Seconds. Stocks sold off yesterday as US manufacturing disappointed and the President set his sights on South America. Strong Chinese economic data was not enough to keep markets from dropping in response to further deterioration in US manufacturing.

Door buster. Stocks went on sale on Black Friday due to trade jitters. Consumers lined up to make this holiday retail season one for the record books.