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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day. Stocks bounced marginally back from the huge losses they took on Monday with the Dow closing up 23 at 17,619, the S&P 500 climbing 5 to 2,063 and the Nasdaq 29 points higher finishing at 4,987. You should feel pretty good […]
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. […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Don’t Fry Day (which is always the Friday before Memorial Day. Sounds like the grill manufacturer lobby’s been at work!). For the fourth consecutive day equities meandered although the Nasdaq got a nice pop climbing 19 (0.38%) to 5,091. The Dow closed flat to Wednesday at […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Strawberries and Cream Day. It was another choppy session yesterday as modest post-Fed minutes gains evaporated by day’s end. The Dow lost 27 points to 18,285, the S&P 500 fell 2 to 2,126 while the Nasdaq squeaked out a gain of 2 to 5,072. There wasn’t […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy No Socks Day (should have told you this yesterday!). What you all saw yesterday was equities bounce back somewhat with the Dow adding 83 (0.46%) to 17,924, the S&P 500 up 8 (0.38%) to 2,088 and the Nasdaq close up 26 (0.53%) to 4,946. But to use […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Barrier Awareness Day. It was the third straight of equities around the world selling off. Here in the U.S. where we care the most the Dow fell 86 (0.48%) to 17,842, the S&P 500 lost 9 (0.45%) to 2,080 and the Nasdaq closed down 19 (0.39%) […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Bugs Bunny Day. Well the market was asking “What’s up doc?” yesterday or more appropriately, what’s up with these markets with the Dow falling 74 points ending at 18,036, the S&P 500 closing down 8 at 2,107 and the Nasdaq off 31 to 5,024. Although the […]
Last week, the Department of Energy released its first Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) — essentially, a bill of health for America’s energy infrastructure. Modeled after the Defense Department’s regular reviews of American military might, the Obama administration called for the QER in his 2013 climate action plan to assess the state of U.S. energy infrastructure […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Hairball Awareness Day. U.S. equities posted modest gains yesterday but it was good enough for the Nasdaq to close at its highest level in 15 years! Whoo-hoo! The tech heavy index rose 21 points (0.4%) ending at 5,056 surpassing the 15 year high set on March […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Talk Like Shakespeare Day. U.S. equities ended higher yesterday after a choppy day of trading. The Dow closed up 89 points and once again over 18,000 at 18,038. The S&P 5000 added 11 to 2,108. The Nasdaq finished 21 points higher at 5,035 which is just […]
