Market Close week of Dec.15

Closing out the week U.S. markets saw a slow start to the week posting modest losses feeling the pressure of a slowing economy and overweight technology sector. The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow were all able to grab onto some momentum later in the week with the help of some positive earnings reports, making gains to end the trading day on Thursday, however all three major indexes remain down about 1% for the week. Asian markets saw slight declines this week while European markets remained largely flat with slight gains seen ending the week.