The Last Slice for Friday, March 19, 2021
The Dow fell -234.33 or -0.71% The S&P 500 declined by -2.36 or -0.06%. The Nasdaq gained +99.07 or +0.76%. This past week, the Dow fell 0.5%, and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both slid…
The First Slice for Friday, March 19, 2021
The Dow fell -153.00 or -0.46% The S&P 500 slid -60.49 or -1.52%. The Nasdaq dropped -409.03 or -3.02%. Apple, Amazon and Netflix all fell more than 3%. Tesla slipped nearly 7% Investors also digested a…
The First Slice for Thursday, March 18, 2021
The Dow rose +189.42 or +0.58% The S&P 500 gained +11.45 or +0.29%. The Nasdaq was up +53.64 or +0.40%. The Internal Revenue Service will again give Americans extra time to file their taxes as a…
The First Slice for Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The Dow was off -127.64 or -0.39% The S&P 500 fell -2.54 or -0.06%. The Nasdaq inched +11.86 or +0.09%. U.S. stocks are still sitting near record highs on progress in coronavirus vaccine distribution and another…
The First Slice for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
The Dow rose +174.825 or +0.53% The S&P 500 was up +25.60 or +0.65%. The Nasdaq gained +39.84 or +1.05%. U.S. stocks closed at a record high for a third consecutive trading session amid growing optimism…
The First Slice for Monday, March 15, 2021
On Friday March 12, 2021 the major markets finished mixed. The Dow jumped +293.05 or +0.90% The S&P 500 inched +4.99 or +0.10%. The Nasdaq shed -78.81 or -0.59%. Friday’s sell-off pared the Nasdaq’s weekly gain…
The First Slice for Friday, March 12, 2021
The Dow added +188.57 or +0.58% The S&P 500 jumped +40.53 or +1.04%. The Nasdaq Composite climbed +329.84 or +2.52%. President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package into law Thursday afternoon. The plan will send direct payments…
The First Slice for Thursday, March 11, 2021
The Dow finished up +464.28 or +1.46% The S&P 500 rose +23.37 or +0.60%. The Nasdaq Composite eased -4.99 or -0.04%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday closed above the psychologically significant 32,000 level, registering…
The First Slice for Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The Dow rose +30.30 or +0.10% The S&P 500 advanced by +54.09 or +1.42%. The Nasdaq Composite climbed at +464.66 or +3.69%. Many popular technology stocks have fallen double digits over the past month amid rate…
The First Slice for Tuesday, March 9, 2021
The Dow rose +306.14 or +0.97% The S&P 500 fell by -20.59 or -0.54%. The Nasdaq Composite skidded at -310.99 or -2.41%. Mission Produce Inc. shares were up 3.2% after the company said was entering the mango category,…