Schwab Market Update Audio

November 7, 2018 U.S. equities finished with solid gains, as the mid-term elections, which offered few surprises with the Democrats taking control of the House and the Republicans expanding its Senate majority, provided the market some clarity as to the balance of power in Washington.

November 6, 2018 U.S. stocks finished higher, with the markets awaiting mid-term election results and ahead of Thursday's Fed statement.

November 5, 2018 Stocks finished mixed ahead of tomorrow's mid-term election results, as tech was lower amid fallout from last week's earnings from Dow member Apple, in spite of the services sector continuing to show solid expansion.

November  2, 2018 U.S. stocks fell, to end a three-day rally, in the wake of conflicting words from White House officials and President Trump that a trade plan for China was in the works and tech sector weakness following Dow member Apple's disappointing guidance.

November 1, 2018 U.S. markets strung together a three-day rally to partially rebound from October losses, as President Donald Trump tweeted upbeat trade progress comments that boosted sentiment and the Nasdaq closed out of correction territory.

October 31, 2018 U.S. stocks rose sharply, putting together its first two-day rally in a down and volatile October, with the earnings calendar and a sturdy bounce from FAANG stocks lending support.

October 24, 2018 U.S. equities were solidly lower, with losses accelerating into the close to push the Nasdaq into correction territory, as a mixed bag of earnings, more soft housing data, and continued worries over trade and geopolitics overshadowed upbeat reads on manufacturing and service activity.

October 23, 2018 U.S. equities finished lower, but well off the deep hole the markets were mired in early on, as selloffs in Europe and Asia, and softer-than-expected earnings reports from Dow members 3M and Caterpillar exacerbated already-skittish global sentiment.

October 22, 2018 U.S equites finished the first trading day of the week mixed amid continued uncertainty surrounding trade, geopolitics and global bond yields.

October 19, 2018 U.S. equities pared early gains to finish mixed, as conviction tempered in the final session of a bumpy week, with anxiety surrounding the Fed's tightening campaign and global trade, exacerbated by China's disappointing Q3 GDP report, joined yesterday's increased worries about Italy's fiscal plans.

October 18, 2018 Pressure on U.S. stocks intensified, but moved off of lower levels, as the markets appeared unnerved regarding fiscal concerns in Europe that were exacerbated as the EU Commission sent a letter warning Rome over its budget violations.

October 17, 2018 While well off the lows of the day, U.S. equities finished lower, paring yesterday's solid advance, as investors weighed a ramp up in earnings season that continues to bring mostly positive results, disappointing housing data and the Fed's minutes from its September meeting solidifying its belief to continue on its gradual rate-increase path.

October 16, 2018 The U.S. equity markets finished solidly higher, led by technology shares, paring last week's rout amid some upbeat earnings from Dow members Goldman Sachs, UnitedHealth and Johnson & Johnson, along with Morgan Stanley.

October 12, 2018U.S. equities finished out a rough week solidly higher, following a two-day market rout that came courtesy of Fed and bond yield concerns.

October 11, 2018 U.S. equities added to yesterday's rout with another solid decline today, with all sectors posting losses amid the continued uneasiness surrounding the recent surge in global bond yields and increased trade anxiety heading into the unofficial start to Q3 earnings season beginning with key banking sector earnings reports tomorrow.