In less than a week the stock market lost about 5% of its value in the US. In Japan it saw a drop of over 17%!
But what does this all mean and should we be concerned?
Today I will walk you through what went down and give you a little context to understand how much this will impact your retirement accounts.
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Dec 2024
US and European stocks end the week, and the month, on a high
It was probably too soon for the S&P 500 to feel the impact of Black Friday, but the index did just fine without it, closing the day, the week, and the month higher. The same could be said for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite. The small cap Russell 2000 s ... Show More
10m 27s
Sep 2024
US financials under pressure and tech stocks rising as bond yields fall
Tech stocks led the charge overnight, while financials felt the pinch, as yields fell, and the S&P 500 eked out a gain. But despite the market's mixed signals, all eyes were on the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump - and some believe Harris may have gaine ... Show More
12m 28s
Mar 2025
How To Tune Out Market Noise
Tariffs and tech bubbles and uncertainty, oh my!
(00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss:- Companies that could be celebrating on April 2.- What’s to blame for last week’s market “freakout”- 23andme’s bankruptcy filing
Then, (17:50), Fool contributor Travis Hoium joins Ricky Mu ... Show More
31m 32s
Apr 11
Risk appetite disappeared on Wall Street
European markets played catch-up with Wednesday’s US rally yesterday, with nearly all sectors posting significant gains. However, when US markets opened, risk appetite appeared to evaporate on Wall Street, as stocks fell despite subdued inflation data. There was some brief respit ... Show More
11m 38s
Aug 2024
MI Rewind: Do Stocks Only Go Up? w/ Brian Feroldi
Robert Leonard chats with Brian Feroldi about why personal finance isn’t widely spread in the US education system today, why stocks have value in the first place, what the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and the Nasdaq really are and how they differ, why public companies m ... Show More
1h 13m
Dec 2023
Of Mega Trends and VC Men | Okay, Computer.
On this episode of Okay, Computer. Dan Nathan is joined by Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital and Rick Heitzmann of FirstMark Capital for a conversation about investing in private tech, the macro environment and geopolitical hotspots.
Key Insights from the Pod:
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54m 19s