AAM Weekly Market Wrap – March 7 – 2011

March 7, 2011 Weekly Market Wrap:  Stocks managed to generate a small gain this week as continued turmoil in Libya put more pressure on oil prices.  The S&P 500 index ended the week at 1,321 up about 0.1%.  Oil continued to surge gaining 6.68% to $104.42 per barrel.  Gold also continued its climb adding 1.5% [...]

AAM Weekly Market Wrap – February 27 – 2011

February 28, 2011 Weekly Market Wrap:  Stocks gave back some gains this week as tensions in the Middle East and Libya escalated driving up oil prices.  The S&P 500 index dropped 1.7% on the week closing at 1,319.88.  Oil surged 9% on Middle East supply concerns topping off the week at $97.88 per barrel.  Gold [...]

AAM Weekly Market Wrap – February 13 – 2011

Weekly Market Wrap:  Stocks got back to their winning ways as the S&P 500 index posted a gain of 1.4% to finish the week at $1,329.  Gold also ended the week higher up 0.62% to $1,356 per oz.  Oil slid down to $85.46 per barrel, dropping 4%.  The dollar gained against other major world currencies [...]

AAM Weekly Market Wrap – January – 30 – 2011

January 28, 2011 Weekly Market Wrap:  Stocks ended the week slightly lower as a rally was halted by middle east instability, surging commodity prices and riots in Egypt.  The S&P 500 index ended the week down 0.5% to close at 1,276.  Commodity prices ended the week flat after a huge rally on Friday.  Oil closed [...]

AAM Weekly Market Wrap – January 15 – 2011

January 15, 2011 Weekly Market Wrap:  Stocks continued to trend higher the second week into the new year.  The S&P 500 finished the week up 1.7% to 1,293.  Oil jumped another 3.5% to $91.54 per barrel.  Gold ended the week about 1% lower at $1,361 per oz and the dollar finished the week down 2.5% [...]

AAM Weekly Wrap – January 8 – 2011

January 08, 2011 Weekly Market Wrap:  The markets edged higher the first week of the new year as economic data continued to point to an recovering and expanding economy.  The S&P 500 finished the week 1.1% higher to close at 1,272.  Gold and Oil both moved lower on the week.  Oil was down 3.2% to [...]

AAM Weekly Wrap – December 17 2010

December 17, 2010 Weekly Market Wrap:  The markets were flat this week as positive economic news and the passing of the tax legislation were not enough to move the markets one-way or another.  The S&P 500 Index was up on the week by less than 1% closing at 1,244.  Gold, Oil and the Dollar all [...]

AAM Weekly Market Update December 10 2010

December 10, 2010 Weekly Market Wrap:  The S&P 500 ended the week up another 1% to a two-year high of 1,240 as economic data continues to show small improvements in the economy.  Gold and Oil moved lower on the week as the dollar rebounded.  Gold was down 2% at $1,387 per oz.  Oil was down [...]

AAM Weekly Wrap November 27 2010

November 27, 2010 Weekly Market Wrap:  The S&P 500 index closed the week of Thanksgiving on a sour note as the index lost a little less than 1%.  The index closed at 1,189.  Gold was lower as well finishing the week at $1,359 per oz. down 0.4%.  Oil was higher on the week by 2% closing [...]

AAM Weekly Update November 13, 2010

November 13, 2010 Weekly Market Wrap:  The markets experienced a bit of a pullback this week as the recent run-up in the markets took a break.  For the week the S&P 500 was down 2.2% dropping back just below the 1,200 mark to 1,199.  Gold and Oil dropped on the week as well.  Gold was [...]