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Schwab Market Update Podcast

Markets Post Gains, but a Six-Straight Weekly Loss

U.S. equites finished the last session of a volatile week higher, but posted losses on a weekly basis for the sixth-straight time.

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Market Instability Continues

In an all-to-familiar theme, U.S. equities shed early gains to finish mixed, adding to the volatility that has sent the major indices to levels not seen in over a year.

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Bulls Just Can't Get a Break

After looking as if U.S. equities may get a reprieve from the recent selloff, the markets turned lower midday to finish in the red in volatile trading in the wake of another hotter-than-expected consumer price inflation report.

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Stocks Mixed in Volatile Session

U.S. equities were able to come off the lows of the day to finish mixed, as investors assessed a number of ongoing headwinds that remained in place, including concerns surrounding the Fed, inflation, and potential for slowing economic growth.

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Bears Remain Firmly in Control

U.S. equities finished lower, adding to a recent selloff, as the markets continued to contend with a host of headwinds.

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Markets Mixed Amid Flurry of Data, Earnings

U.S. equities were mixed following yesterday's rally, as the markets sifted through a host of divergent earnings and economic data.

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Markets Suffer Amid Escalated Russia/Ukraine Tensions

The holiday-shortened week began with stocks lower amid the fluid events unfolding in Ukraine.

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Markets Snap Three-day Losing Streak

U.S. equities finished broadly higher to snap a three-day losing streak on the heels of news that Russia has begun pulling back troops from the Ukraine border, somewhat cooling tensions in the region.

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Fed and Geopolitical Uncertainty Continue to Weigh on Sentiment

U.S. equities finished mostly lower in a choppy session amid heightened geopolitical concerns after the U.S. warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be imminent, even as Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov suggested today that diplomacy may still be an option.