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Welcome to the Black Friday Edition of the Heritage Market Pulse! If you were expecting a sleepy Friday, the stock market has other plans for you.

Today all across the US economy businesses will slash their prices in hopes of attracting new customers and more sales. In keeping with the theme, we are seeing prices slashed all across the stock market today as well. What's quite ironic, the stock market is the only place where things go on sale and no one wants to buy anything. 

We are seeing a sharp declines across the board today, and the main culprit is the emergence of a new Covid variant found in South Africa. It's important to stress that very little is known at this point about this latest strain, including whether it can evade vaccines or how severe it is relative to other mutations....but that's not stopping the media machine from spinning this up into a full blown panic. What's exacerbating the moves in the markets is the fact that today is a holiday shortened trading session, and trading volumes are extremely light compared to normal days. Historically speaking as we look back over the past 18 months, selling into these sharp declines created by the emergence of a new variant has been the wrong move in the past and we expect it to be the wrong move this time again. Viruses mutate, that's what they have always done and that's what they will continue to do. 

There is a silver lining to the sell-off today, as oil prices and interest rates have plummeted on the news. If you've been following along with us, you know that interest rates and oil prices have been a concern of the market lately, with the concern being that the Federal Reserve was going to be forced to raise interest rates to stomp out inflationary pressures. That narrative should be put to bed for a while, which will benefit growth investments. Join Mike Desepoli as he lays out all the things you need to know.

Welcome to the Heritage Market Pulse for Friday November 19th! The S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged higher to close, but the Dow took a hit and closed just under for the day. Investors are still digesting the combination of strong earnings, rising prices, labor shortages, inflation, and the future of the post-Covid economy. US jobless claims are edging down, with 268K last week vs. 269K a week earlier. Claims are still at the lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic. More than 90% of S&P 500 companies have reported Q3 results, with 80%+ beating analyst expectations. Investors will keep an eye on Biden's Fed Chair pick, which is expected to unveil by the weekend.

Welcome to the Heritage Market Minute for Monday October 11th! Markets are starting the week lower as the bond market is closed for Columbus Day. It's a busy week for the markets as earning season kicks off later this week, starting with the big banks. Earnings are always a critical part of our evaluation process as corporate profits are one of the main drivers of equity markets. Markets are just a few days away from entering the best 7 month stretch of the year and hopefully breaking away from some of the weak seasonality we have seen as of late. Join Mike Desepoli as he breaks down the action the team is watching.