The major indices started the week on a low note as stocks traded lower on a variety of economic news. Crude oil prices ticked up settling at $68.57 a barrel, which caused energy stocks to decline. Trading was mixed on Tuesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing lower.
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Chief Economic Adviser Roger Tutterow, Ph.D., joins Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, and Managing Associate K.C. Smith, CFP®, to discuss fiscal policy and what it may mean for our economy. They take a deeper look at the yield curve of U.S. Treasury bonds, and how close the curve has come to inverting.
Indices kicked off the last full week of April mixed with Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite ending the session fractionally lower while the S&P 500 index added marginal gains. Trading was fairly flat despite a variety of economic news.
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