Weekly Market Recap
Zachary Hill, CFA®
March 2, 2026
What Happened Last Week Strikes on Iran: Over the weekend, a U.S.-Israeli coalition began heavy
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What Happened Last Week Strikes on Iran: Over the weekend, a U.S.-Israeli coalition began heavy
What Happened Last Week Tariff Uncertainty Returns: After the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s
What Happened Last Week SaaS-Pocalypse Now (Redux): AI disruption fears again led investors to sell
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What Happened Last Week Poor Sentiment: Volatility in crypto, stocks, and metals dampened investors’ risk
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What Happened Last Week Warsh Nominated: President Trump selected Kevin Warsh as the next Fed
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What Happened Last Week Breadth Expands: Cyclical and smaller-cap parts of the market continue to
Sales—a fundamental driver of corporate strength—are on the rise Stocks’ (mostly) steady march higher since
What Happened Last Week Sputtering Rally: Last week, investors reversed the recent strength in tech
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What Happened Last Week Earnings Strength: Strong tech earnings powered the S&P 500 and NASDAQ
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Strong fundamentals—not investors’ exuberance—are supporting this market The stock market’s recent string of new highs
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What Happened Last Week Nvidia Earnings: Nvidia reported strong earnings, but its forward guidance fell
Investors are cheering second-quarter results Corporate profits continue to impress and reassure investors. Now that
What Happened Last Week Federal Appointments: President Trump named Stephen Miran to be a temporary
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Momentum may be tested this week After bottoming out in early April in response to
Earnings have been much better than expected thus far among the market’s small companies. Large-company
What Happened Last Week DeepSeek Dip: Tech stocks plunged due to fears of overinvestment in
What Happened Last Week Dollar Decline: The dollar had its worst week in a year
What Happened Last Week Lower Rates: Downside inflation surprises in the U.S. and U.K. and
What Happened Last Week Global Selloff: Stocks fell as rising yields and rate uncertainty pressured
Head of Research and Quantitative Strategies Mike Dickson joined Schwab Network to highlight the U.S.’s
“We’re looking under the hood of the micro,” says Horizon Investments’ Zach Hill. He looks
Best week of 2024 for the S&P 500 After a brief summer slump and a
U.S. company profits continue to impress. Earnings season is in the home stretch, with more
Is the seventh month of the year a stock investor’s best friend? While scorching temperatures
With GDP and inflation slowing, keep in mind our strong starting place. Chief Investment Officer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_2CoH-Ju1o&t=8234s%20 Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Bloomberg to discuss large vs small business confidence.
Is the Fed out of play as a market catalyst at this point? Chief Investment
What happened last week Earnings: Strong earnings from AI-exposed mega-cap technology supported a modest rally
What happened last week Stocks rose for the first time in four weeks on the
Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to analyze this
We expect market broadening within the S&P rather than small or mid-caps. Chief Investment Officer
Zach reviews the 4Q23 earnings season, what Horizon anticipates from the Fed and interest rates
Earnings momentum, disinflation, and a global easing cycle… is the US an attractive place to
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What Happened Last Week Strikes on Iran: Over the weekend, a U.S.-Israeli coalition began heavy strikes against Iran, killing Ayatollah Khamenei and much of the
What Happened Last Week Tariff Uncertainty Returns: After the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s justification for tariffs, President Trump reinstated the duties, citing a
What Happened Last Week SaaS-Pocalypse Now (Redux): AI disruption fears again led investors to sell first and ask questions later in software and other parts
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What Happened Last Week Poor Sentiment: Volatility in crypto, stocks, and metals dampened investors’ risk appetite early last week. Legacy Software Concerns: The release of
What Happened Last Week Warsh Nominated: President Trump selected Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chair nominee. Precious Metal Selloff: The Warsh nomination saw a
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What Happened Last Week Breadth Expands: Cyclical and smaller-cap parts of the market continue to lead the major indices. Sell the News: Despite strong earnings,
Sales—a fundamental driver of corporate strength—are on the rise Stocks’ (mostly) steady march higher since April has some investors concerned about an overextended market. However,
What Happened Last Week Sputtering Rally: Last week, investors reversed the recent strength in tech shares, turning against the stocks that had been leading gains.
What Happened Last Week Earnings Strength: Strong tech earnings powered the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 to new all-time highs. Hawkish Fed: The Fed cut
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Strong fundamentals—not investors’ exuberance—are supporting this market The stock market’s recent string of new highs has investors wondering what comes next. No one knows with
What Happened Last Week Nvidia Earnings: Nvidia reported strong earnings, but its forward guidance fell short of expectations, signaling slower growth ahead. Equity Rotation: Investors
Investors are cheering second-quarter results Corporate profits continue to impress and reassure investors. Now that over 90% of S&P 500 companies have reported their second-quarter
What Happened Last Week Federal Appointments: President Trump named Stephen Miran to be a temporary Fed Governor. Earnings Reports: Corporate earnings continue to surpass investor
Momentum may be tested this week After bottoming out in early April in response to Trump’s first tariff announcement, the S&P 500 has rebounded —
Earnings have been much better than expected thus far among the market’s small companies. Large-company stocks have outpaced their small-cap peers since the start of
What Happened Last Week DeepSeek Dip: Tech stocks plunged due to fears of overinvestment in AI infrastructure following DeepSeek’s model release. Trump Tariffs: Tariff threats
What Happened Last Week Dollar Decline: The dollar had its worst week in a year as no “day one” tariffs from the Trump administration lifted
What Happened Last Week Lower Rates: Downside inflation surprises in the U.S. and U.K. and dovish Fed comments fueled a move lower in Treasury yields.
What Happened Last Week Global Selloff: Stocks fell as rising yields and rate uncertainty pressured equities. Economic Strength: Strong jobs data showed resilience, but “good
Head of Research and Quantitative Strategies Mike Dickson joined Schwab Network to highlight the U.S.’s strong economic growth, with the Atlanta Fed’s GDP forecast at
“We’re looking under the hood of the micro,” says Horizon Investments’ Zach Hill. He looks at how earnings season is proving to show continued resilience
Best week of 2024 for the S&P 500 After a brief summer slump and a short-lived overreaction, stocks enjoyed their best week since November, up
U.S. company profits continue to impress. Earnings season is in the home stretch, with more than 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 index
Is the seventh month of the year a stock investor’s best friend? While scorching temperatures continue to sweep across much of the country, equity investors
With GDP and inflation slowing, keep in mind our strong starting place. Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Fox Business Mornings With Maria to discuss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_2CoH-Ju1o&t=8234s%20 Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Bloomberg to discuss large vs small business confidence. Watch Video
Is the Fed out of play as a market catalyst at this point? Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Yahoo! Finance on Market Domination to
What happened last week Earnings: Strong earnings from AI-exposed mega-cap technology supported a modest rally in US equities. Jobs report: The labor market remains strong
What happened last week Stocks rose for the first time in four weeks on the back of strong earnings. Economic data was weak, with GDP
Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to analyze this week’s earnings, recession probability, and Fed decision impacts on inflation.
We expect market broadening within the S&P rather than small or mid-caps. Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins CNBC to discuss what’s ahead for the
Zach reviews the 4Q23 earnings season, what Horizon anticipates from the Fed and interest rates this year, and how these top-of-mind components translate into portfolio
Earnings momentum, disinflation, and a global easing cycle… is the US an attractive place to invest? Chief Investment Officer