Market Week

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.

Stocks advanced last week, driven higher by tech shares that were bolstered by favorable corporate earnings reports.

Rising inflation heightened investor concerns that the Federal Reserve may not consider lowering interest rates during the first half of the year.

Stocks closed higher last week, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reaching record highs.