U.S. stocks finished the last trading week of 2018 solidly up after enduring a wild ride that brought the worst Christmas Eve session in history, followed by the largest point gain in history and the largest percentage gain since 2009
Stocks turned in their worst weekly loss of 2018 as NASDAQ joined the other major indices now in bear market territory – meaning off 20% from their recent peaks
The major U.S. stock markets all finished the week lower and officially entered the land of correction for the first time since February of 2016
Increased volatility dominated the 4-day trading week as the markets erased all of last week's gains and then some as all but NASDAQ fell into negative territory for the year
The markets took giant leaps forward this week, fueled by the Fed softening its policy stance and what appears to be easing tensions between the U.S. and China ahead of the G-20 Leaders' Summit
U.S. stocks had the worst Thanksgiving week in seven years as the markets fell significantly and erased most of the gains for the year