U.S. stocks continued their decline on Friday as major corporations such as Goldman Sachs, General Electric and FedEx issued warnings this week, increasing investors fear of a recession. FedEx stated that there is decreasing decline and is closing offices as a result. Goldman Sachs Group is ready to eliminate jobs and General Electric said profits are being affected by the ongoing supply-chain issues. The S&P 500 fell by 0.72% to close at 3873.33 on Friday and was down 4.8% f

The Labor Department released their August data showing that the U.S. economy added 315,000 jobs. Despite the positive jobs report, the major benchmark indexes continued their decline on Friday. The S&P 500 shed 1.1% to 3924.26, was down 3.3% for the week and has lost 8.3% over the last three weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went down 1.1% to 31318.44 on Friday and was down 3% for the week. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.3% to close at 11630.86 and 4.2% for the week. E

The major U.S. indexes rallied on Friday after retail sales reports showed sales increased higher than predicted in June. The markets had a turbulent week as investors were concerned with inflation reaching a forty year high as well as new data showing discouraging quarterly results from the largest U.S. banks. Despite Friday’s rally, all three benchmarks closed the week with losses. The S&P 500 climbed 1.92% to close at 3863.16 on Friday and was down 0.9% for the week. The D

U.S. stocks fell on Friday as investors anticipate how much the Federal Reserve will be raising interest rates next Friday. Investors are uncertain whether the Fed will increase rates by half a percentage point or if it will be by three-quarters of a percentage point. The two-year U.S. Treasury note also climbed to its highest rate in over a decade. The SP 500 went down by 2.91% to close at 3900.86. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.73% to close at 31392.79. The Nasdaq