American Union Times & Papers 

          American stocks took a beating the last two weeks. This follows the threat of rising interest rates and increasing bond yields. At the center of this sell-off are technology companies including the many established multi-billion dollar corporations. These companies are facing the threat of their own value now that investors are selling. However, the stock market was rewarded with a bullish reversal prior to noon allowing the many stocks to recover some of their losses. But even though many stocks have received a partial recovery, major stock indexes including the Nasdaq, are still off their peak by around 8+% which is a lot considering that the S&P 500 usually averages around 7% yields annually.                  This sell-off was anticipated after the stock market continuously broke records for the last few months. Even though there was a sell-off, this brings new opportunities for investors to “buy the dip.” The following week will be crucial for the markets considering the stimulus package and whether or not the sell-off will continue or stabilize.