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A round of strong retail sales data, coupled with upbeat earnings from Citigroup, propelled U.S. markets sharply higher on Monday.

U.S. equity markets closed the week Friday with significant losses as traders ditched growth stocks in favor of value stocks and Treasury bonds.

U.S. equity markets closed the week Friday with significant losses as traders ditched growth stocks in favor of value stocks and Treasury bonds.

U.S. equity markets closed the week Friday with significant losses as traders ditched growth stocks in favor of value stocks and Treasury bonds.

U.S. equities markets flipped between gains and losses in choppy trading on Friday as traders looked to cap a tough week. 

U.S. equities markets flipped between gains and losses in choppy trading on Friday as traders looked to cap a tough week. 

Biotech Bust: Traders dashed out of once high-flying growth stocks Thursday, taking cover in a wide range of safe-haven assets. The Nasdaq took its biggest plunge since 2011 as biotech shares cratered.  

Biotech Bust: Traders dashed out of once high-flying growth stocks Thursday, taking cover in a wide range of safe-haven assets. The Nasdaq took its biggest plunge since 2011 as biotech shares cratered.  

U.S. equity markets climbed deeper into positive territory on Wednesday on relatively dovish minutes from the Fed's last policy-setting meeting. 

U.S. equity markets climbed deeper into positive territory on Wednesday on relatively dovish minutes from the Fed's last policy-setting meeting. 

What Selloff? A round of dovish minutes from the Federal Reserve set off a rally on Wall Street, helping to reverse a recent slide in U.S. equities. 

What Selloff? A round of dovish minutes from the Federal Reserve set off a rally on Wall Street, helping to reverse a recent slide in U.S. equities. 

What Selloff? A round of dovish minutes from the Federal Reserve set off a rally on Wall Street, helping to reverse a recent slide in U.S. equities. 

Turnaround Tuesday: The Nasdaq jumped on Tuesday, putting an end to a steep, three-day selloff. Still, some analysts warned that it may be too earlier to tell where the index is headed.

Turnaround Tuesday: The Nasdaq jumped on Tuesday, putting an end to a steep, three-day selloff. Still, some analysts warned that it may be too earlier to tell where the index is headed.

The embattled Nasdaq swung solidly into positive territory in choppy action on Tuesday as traders scooped up beaten-down stocks.

The embattled Nasdaq swung solidly into positive territory in choppy action on Tuesday as traders scooped up beaten-down stocks.

The embattled Nasdaq swung solidly into positive territory in choppy action on Tuesday as traders scooped up beaten-down stocks.

Cyclical Swoon: U.S. equity markets took a hit for the third-straight session as traders ditched risky assets in favor of safe havens like utilities, consumer staples and Treasury bonds.

Cyclical Swoon: U.S. equity markets took a hit for the third-straight session as traders ditched risky assets in favor of safe havens like utilities, consumer staples and Treasury bonds.