Stocks continued to rally this week – Yesterday, The Dow gained 228 points after Wells Fargo announced that the new tax law would result in a $3.35 billion tax reduction. As companies estimate the tax savings, investors are seeing the magnitude in which profits will increase due to a reduction from 35% to 21% in ...
Some last minute changes to tax reform will benefit some Realtors, real estate investors, and homeowners were added to the final bill. These are the main areas of concern people have about tax reform as it relates to the real estate industry. These changes begin in the 2018 tax year. 1. The capital gains exclusion ...
U.S. Economy adds 228,000 new jobs in November – The Labor Department reported that 228,000 net new jobs were added in November. That beat analysts expectations of 195,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate held at 4.1%, a 17 year low. Average hourly wages rose just 2.5% from one year ago. Wage gains have been sluggish for several years. Experts had hoped that a tighter ...
Stocks drop for second week – Political drama and a terrorist attack in Barcelona weighed on investors and were attributed by analysts as the cause of stocks to fall this week. Stocks are now off about 2% from their all time highs just two weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week at 21,674.51, down from ...
Stock markets mixed this week – The Dow was up as corporate earnings of DOW companies are beating expectations. The Nasdaq and S&P were unchanged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week at 21,830.21, up from 21,580.07 last week. The S&P 500 closed the week at 2,472.10, unchanged from its close last week of 2,472.55. The NASDAQ closed the week at ...
Stock markets hit record highs this week – Stocks rose this week on rising oil prices, better results from retailers, and an upgraded revision in the first quarter GDP. Oil prices which dropped in 2015 and 2016 put pressure on energy stocks in the last couple years. This year they were rising before falling in ...
