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While it apparently took a day to take effect, the Fed's decision to reduce the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points quelled the massive rush to sell stocks and brought some investors back to the market.

If recent volatility is causing you to consider cashing out of your stock holdings, it may be worthwhile to pause and put recent events into perspective, using history as a guide.

Panicked investors continued a major sell-off last week, pushing stocks to double-digit losses.

The run of positive weekly market gains ended last week as benchmark indexes lost value.

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Despite the ongoing battle against the coronavirus, stocks reached record highs last week.

Stocks rebounded and long-term bond yields rose last week amid reports of China's plans to cut tariffs on some American imports. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq reached all-time highs during the week, and global stocks soared.

Watch a recording of our webinar: Looking Back at 2019 & Ahead to 2020

January was full of ups and downs as investors rode a wave of uncertainty.

Last week proved to be a tough one for the market as each of the benchmark indexes listed here lost value.

Imagine it is early January 2010 and you are reading a review of the financial markets.

The Dow has posted weekly gains for five of the last six weeks, the S&P 500 advanced for the second consecutive week, and the Nasdaq has risen for six straight weeks.

Last Friday's jobs report was a mixed bag of information. While 145,000 new jobs were added and the unemployment rate remained at 3.5%, wage growth was tepid in December to cap off a year of only moderate wage growth.

The year began with the government stymied by a shutdown, and ended with articles of impeachment levied against the president. Nevertheless, investors remained relatively bullish toward stocks, pushing several major indexes to record highs.

The year 2019 served up many examples of the unpredictability of markets. Taken as a whole, it’s a reminder that the prediction game can be a losing one for investors.

The holiday spirit, coupled with renewed optimism on the trade front, helped propel stocks higher last week. 

Stocks continued to surge last week, reaching new record highs ahead of the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500 recorded its largest weekly percentage gain in several months. 

Positive developments finally arrived in the ongoing trade war between the United States and China.

Market performance was uneven last week, culminating in some of the benchmark indexes closing in the black while a few lost value by week's end.