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Stocks traded mixed on Friday, as growing concerns over nationwide COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe raised fears about new restrictions beyond the continent. The Dow slid 200 points, or 0.6{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, while the S&P 500 rose 0.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, but the Nasdaq composite added 0.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, bolstered by rallying technology shares.  Markets were unsettled after […]

We had some serious economic news this month, when October’s inflation rate came in at 6.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} annualized. It was the sixth consecutive month +5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} year-over-year inflation gains – and the highest inflation rate seen in the US since 1990. Billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, reminds investors that the […]