Schwab Market Update Audio

January 29, 2019 U.S. stocks finished mixed with trade uncertainty festering ahead of this week's key talks between the U.S. and China, while the markets likely treaded cautiously ahead of tomorrow's monetary policy decision from the Fed.

January 28, 2019 U.S. equities finished the first trading session of the week with solid losses, courtesy of a disappointing earnings report and guidance from Dow member Caterpillar and a warning from NVIDIA, as well as increased trade uncertainty with high-level talks with Chinese officials set to kick off later this week.

January 25, 2019 U.S. stocks finished nicely higher to close out a mixed week that came on the heels of four-straight weekly gains, with earnings season continuing to paint a relatively positive picture, highlighted by Starbucks.

January 24, 2019 U.S. equities finished mixed in choppy trading, as early optimism following some positive earnings results came up against an increase in worries over trade in the wake of downbeat comments from U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

January 23, 2019 After a brief spell in negative territory, U.S. equities finished higher, with the Dow getting a solid boost from upbeat results from members IBM, Procter & Gamble and United Technologies, but the optimism was tempered by the continued anxiety surrounding trade and the impasse in Washington.

January 22, 2019 U.S. stocks trimmed a four-week rally following yesterday's holiday break, as global growth concerns flared up on a slowdown in China's GDP, a lowered forecast from the IMF and a larger-than-expected drop in existing home sales.

January 18, 2019 U.S. stocks continued to rally, posting a fourth-straight weekly gain ahead of a long holiday weekend.

January 17, 2019 U.S. stocks extended a recent rally despite a noticeable miss from Morgan Stanley.

January 16, 2019 U.S. equities continued their 2019 rally, led by financials, courtesy of better-than-expected results from Dow member Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, and after Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote a day after her Brexit measure failed.

January 15, 2019 U.S. stocks extended the rally that has accompanied 2019 after slipping the past couple sessions, with inflation remaining subdued, crude oil prices resuming a run, Netflix rallying after hiking prices and comments out of China suggesting stepped-up stimulus measures.

January 14, 2018 After posting three-straight weekly gains, U.S. equities took a bit of breather and finished lower, as soft trade data out of China, along with weaker-than-expected revenues from Citigroup to unofficially kick-off Q4 earnings season, looked to dampen sentiment.

January 11, 2019 U.S. equities finished modestly lower for the last session of the week, but notched the third–straight weekly advance, as investors go into the weekend digesting strong gains on the coattails of upbeat trade optimism and cooled concerns surrounding the Fed's policy going forward.

January 10, 2019 U.S. stocks finished higher for the fifth-straight session as further comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell kept policy mistake concerns in check, while trade optimism lingered with extended mid-level U.S.-China talks wrapping up yesterday.

January 9, 2018U.S. stocks advanced for a fourth-straight session and look poised to extend a weekly winning streak to three, courtesy of growing trade optimism and further dovish commentary out of the Fed.

January 8, 2019 U.S. stocks extended a recent rebound and are on track for a third-straight weekly gain, courtesy of continued trade optimism and an apparent carry over of support from recent dovish Fed commentary.