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Morning Energy Blog – May 8, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • S&P 500 and Nasdaq end at record highs on Friday. • All three major indexes post weekly gains. U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at record highs.  The former closed up 10 points at 2,399, its first record close since March 1st.  The […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 5, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • U.S. stocks continue to meander. • European equities hitting record highs. U.S. stocks ended little changed yesterday with the Dow closing down 6 at 20,951, the S&P 500 finishing up a single digit at 2,390 and the Nasdaq rising 3 points ending at 6,075. Yesterday may have been chatter here […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 4, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Stocks end mixed. • Fed leaves interest rates unchanged. U.S. equities ended mixed yesterday with the Dow gaining 8 to 20,958 but the other two major indexes fell. The S&P 500 lost 3 to 2,388 and the red-hot Nasdaq fell 23 points to 6,073. Chatter. Let’s move on. The FOMC […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 3, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Stocks post marginal gains. • Nasdaq posts 2nd consecutive record high. U.S. stocks eked out gains yesterday with the Dow closing 36 points higher at 20,950, the S&P 500 up 3 to 2,391 and the Nasdaq gaining 4 at 6,095, enough to close at a record high for a second […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 2, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Lackluster trading on May Day. • Nasdaq posts yet another record high. With many markets around the globe closed for International Workers Day, aka May Day, trading was muted here in the U.S, at least for the Dow and S&P 500. The former dipped in and out of positive territory […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 1, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • U.S. equities close lower on Friday. • Dow logs best week of 2017. U.S. stocks finished lower on Friday with the Dow falling 41 points closing at 20,941, the S&P 500 slipped 5 points to 2,384 and the Nasdaq finished basically flat to Thursday off a point at 6,048. However, […]

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Morning Energy Blog – April 28, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • A second quiet day on Wall Street. • Nasdaq posts another record high. It was a tepid day for U.S. equities yesterday but the Nasdaq outperformed closing up 24 points, 0.4%, at a new record high of 6,049. The technology-heavy index has been on a tear! It’s up a huge […]

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Morning Energy Blog – April 27, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • After two big days stocks pause. • Trump Administration rolls out tax reform plan. After two outstanding days U.S. equities took a breather yesterday ending little changed to Tuesday. The Dow fell 21 points to 20,975 and the S&P 500 closed down 1 point at 2,387. Intraday the Nasdaq hit […]

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Morning Energy Blog – April 26, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • U.S. stocks extend big rally for second consecutive day. • Nasdaq closes at second consecutive record high. The party continued for a second consecutive day yesterday with the Dow gaining 232 points, 1.1%, to 20,996, the S&P 500 closing up 14, 0.6%, at 2,389 and the Nasdaq rising 42 points, […]

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Morning Energy Blog – April 25, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Investors pile back into stocks after the French elections. • Nasdaq posts another record high. Relieved that centrist Emmanuel Macron garnered the most votes in round one of the French elections investors poured back into stocks sending both European and U.S. stocks soaring. France’s CAC 40 skyrocketed up 4.14% ending […]

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