How Major US Stock Indexes Fared March 17

U.S. stocks climbed again following weeks of scary swings.
The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent Monday and notched a second straight gain after falling 10 percent below its recent record last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.9 percent, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3 percent.
More big swings could be ahead, with a decision, with a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates coming later in the week and worries continuing about President Donald Trump’s trade war. A report on U.S. retail sales was weaker than expected but may not have been as bad as it seemed on the surface….



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