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Morning Energy Blog – July 27, 2015

Good morning.  It’s been almost a week since the last Morning Energy Blog being I was travelling the last four business days with my last report last Monday reflecting Friday July 17th’s price action. As a matter of reference, on that day the Nasdaq closed at a record high of 5,201, the Dow was at […]

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Morning Energy Blog – July 17, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy Wrong Way Corrigan Day (Google that). It was a good day on Wall Street yesterday with major indexes around the globe closing higher including those here in the U.S. The Dow climbed 70 to 18,120, the S&P 500 added 17 to 2,124 and the Nasdaq rose 64 […]

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Morning Energy Blog – July 15, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning. On below average volume U.S. equities posted their 4th consecutive session of gains yesterday with the Dow closing up 76 points (0.42%) at 18,054, the S&P 500 adding 9 (0.45%) to 2,109 and the Nasdaq up 33 (0.66%) to 5,105. Yesterday’s Dow performance was enough to get the index […]

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Morning Energy Blog – July 13, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning. Whoo-hoo and whoo again! And again! Financial markets around the world surged on Friday after Greece tabled a fresh package of reforms to creditors with investors taking the developments that the new plan could finally spell the end of the dramatic stand-off that shut the Greek financial system down […]

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Morning Energy Blog – July 10, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy Pina Colada Day (Google Rupert Holmes). On the heels of a big rebound in Chinese stocks and a continued strength in European stocks U.S. equities bounced back from Wednesday’s horrific sell-off with the Dow closing up 33 points, the S&P 500 adding 5 to 2,051 and the […]

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Morning Energy Blog – July 9, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning. It was Armageddon here in the U.S. yesterday. Although European stocks staged a rally after 4 consecutive losing days Asian shares, especially the crash that’s going on in China, and the Greek matter crushed U.S. stocks. The main indexes saw selling pressure all day and ended the day near […]

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Morning Energy Blog – July 8, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning. Wow! What a wild ride yesterday! U.S. equities staged a dramatic finish Tuesday after a vicious morning of selling ending the session with modest gains. The Dow finished up 93 (0.53%) at 17,777, the S&P 500 rose 12 (0.59%) to 4,997 and the Nasdaq climbed 5 (0.10%) to 4,997. […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 29, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy Paperclip Day (I guess it’s only fair paperclips have their day being cellophane had its day on Wednesday).  U.S. stocks ended slightly lower yesterday with the Dow falling 37 points to 18,126, the S&P 500 lost 2 to 2,121 and the Nasdaq was off 9 to 5,098.  […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 12, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Nutty Fudge Day. After a spectacular Friday U.S. equities retreated somewhat yesterday with the Dow falling 86 points (0.47%) to 18,105, the S&P 500 dropping 11 (0.52%) to 2,105 and the Nasdaq hanging in there slipping only 10 (0.19%) to 4,994. Volume was very light being […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 11, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Twilight Zone Day. Last week was like the Twilight Zone with stocks with the volatility off the charts. Early in the week stocks got crushed only to come roaring back on Friday on the heels of the Labor Department’s Employment Situation Report rallying hugely with the […]

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