Market Week

The markets enjoyed a solid week of gains on the heels of favorable corporate earnings data and a softer-than-expected employment report (see below).

Stocks closed last week higher, driven up by tech and communication shares.

Wall Street endured another down week as tech shares, which had been the bellwether of the bull market, were hit hard by major selloffs as investors worried about rising tensions in the Middle East and stubborn inflationary pressures. T

Stocks faltered for the second straight week as investors dealt with market-moving inflation data and a less-than-impressive start to first-quarter corporate earnings season.

Despite a late-week surge, stocks closed lower last week.

Stocks finished the month of March in solid fashion.

Crude oil prices declined for the week, influenced by a rising dollar (since oil is priced in dollars, if the dollar goes up, oil prices generally go down, because you need fewer dollars to buy that oil).

Equities closed lower for the second straight week, with the Russell 2000 losing nearly 2.0%.

Wall Street fell from record highs to close generally lower last week.

Wall Street continued its February rally into March as stocks closed last week notably higher with the exception of the Dow, which ticked lower.