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Ambling Along in 2020 | Weekly Market Commentary | December 9, 2019

U.S. economic growth has slowed in 2019. However, the economy is still growing, and we believe it will continue growing through 2020. As we highlighted in our Outlook 2020: Bringing Markets Into Focus, we’re projecting real GDP growth of 1.75% in 2020, slightly below average for this economic expansion.
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Jobs Report Sparks Rally | Weekly Market Performance | December 6, 2019

U.S. stocks eked out a small weekly gain, based on the S&P 500 Index, thanks to Friday’s rally on the November jobs report.
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Technicals Check-In | Weekly Market Commentary | December 2, 2019

Market momentum, global participation, and technical support all provide reasons to think gains may not be over for 2019. While volatility is always possible, record highs need not be be feared, and seasonal tendencies may remain a tailwind.
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More Record Highs | Weekly Market Performance | November 29, 2019

U.S. stocks rose for the seventh time in eight weeks as investors took cues from a new batch of optimistic trade headlines.
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Have We Hit the Earnings Bottom? | Weekly Market Commentary | November 25, 2019

While earnings declined year over year in the third quarter, results still exceeded expectations. Tariffs, ongoing policy uncertainty, and slower global growth have led to this earnings lull, but we remain optimistic that earnings growth bottomed last quarter and is poised to accelerate.
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Stocks Take A Pause | Weekly Market Performance | November 22, 2019

U.S. stocks’ rally paused this week as investors processed another batch of trade headlines.
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Portfolio Compass | November 20, 2019

LPL Research continues to support a bullish bias toward stocks as we head into year-end due to market momentum, breadth, and seasonality.
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Recession Watch | Weekly Market Commentary | November 18, 2019

We expect steady growth in the U.S. economy and corporate profits in 2020.
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More Highs on Trade Optimism | Weekly Market Performance | November 15, 2019

U.S. stocks rallied for the sixth consecutive week, notching new record highs along the way.
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Market Insight Monthly | October 2019

October economic data pointed to a slowing – but still growing – U.S. economy.