Why did the us stock market go up today
What Happened to the Stock Market Today. What the market did today is a combination of the decisions of hundreds of thousands of people. Everyone seems to have an explanation for why stock prices rise and fall. People are happy about the economy. People are worried about the economy. People want interest rates to rise. People want interest rates to fall. Stock Market Today: March 16, 2020 William G. Ferguson | March 16, 2020 Before The Bell - Since the inception of the U.S. stock market more than a century ago, the one thing that has always roiled the investment community has been uncertainty.