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What’s the deal? Stock’s sold off yesterday as investors struggled to find another day of hope for a US trade deal with China. Hope alone was just not enough as an opening rally quickly faded into a selloff that saw the Dow plunge more than 400 points at its session low. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: 1)...

Can you deal? Stocks rose on Friday on, once again, optimism about the potential for a US trade deal with China. A number of weaker than expected economic numbers held markets back earlier in the session but ever-present trade optimism helped indexes rally into the close.

Simmer down. Yesterday, stocks were off slightly on earnings and a GDP report as they closed out a second month of gains. Equities hobbled through yesterday’s trading in a tight range ultimately closing near their lows of the session.

Small bumps in the road. Stocks closed mostly mixed and bonds fell yesterday as investors weighed a number of newly emerging risk factors. Stock indices spent most of the session in the red as a steady stream of questionable reports built up into a new wall of worry. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: 1) Talks...

Nothing new. In yesterday’s session, stocks closed mixed to modestly down on a lack of any new stimulants from the Fed or trade negotiations between the US and China. Equities spent the day searching for reasons to resume their recent rise and with very little to go on, they bounced between black...

Stop and stretch. Markets slowed down the pace closing mixed yesterday after a fast paced run towards old resistance levels. Stocks opened higher yesterday on an over-the-weekend Presidential tweet that he was delaying a pending tariff hike due to “substantial” progress but the news was not enough...

Keep on truckin’. Stocks extended their gains once again on Friday on hopes of success in US-China trade talks, as body language and at least one sound bite from the President gave stock investors some more reasons to buy stocks. Equity markets slowly worked their way up through Fridays session and...