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Investing November 16th, 2018

Half of Americans Think Market Volatility Has Increased

And a majority, 65%, say it is tougher now to get ahead financially than it was before the financial crisis, Natixis found in a survey.

Friday, the Dow was down 558.72 points (2.24%) to 24,388.95. The NASDAQ lost 219.01 points (3.05%) to finish at 6,969.25, and the S&P 500 was down by 62.87 points (2.33%) to close at 2,633.08. The Russell 2000 declined by 29.32 points (1.98%) to 1,448.09. The Wilshire 5000 lost 631.92 points (2.28%) to finish at 27,143.86.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note rose 8/32, decreasing its yield to 2.857%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond rose 7/32, decreasing its yield to 3.148%.

WEEK’S WORTH: For the week ended December 7, the Dow lost 4.50%, the S&P 500 declined by 4.60%, and the NASDAQ lost 4.93%. The Russell 2000 declined by 5.56%, and the Wilshire 5000 was down 4.72%.

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