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Archive for the ‘Dow’ Category

Morning Energy Blog – May 14, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Dance Like Chicken Day (and it’s not even Oktoberfest!).  U.S. Equities closed virtually unchanged yesterday from Tuesday losing early gains with the Dow off 8 to 18,060, the S&P 500 down 1 to 2,098 and the Nasdaq actually closed up 6 to 4,982. All the indexes […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 13, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Crouton Day. U.S stocks closed lower yesterday for the second consecutive day with the Dow off 37 points to 18,068, the S&P 500 closed down 6 to 2,099 and the Nasdaq shed 17 to 4,876. And you should take that loss and go home. Why? Because […]

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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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Morning Energy Blog – May 8, 2015

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 […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 7, 2015

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%) […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 6, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy No Diet Day. It was a very lousy day on Wall Street with the S&P 500 suffering its biggest one day percentage decline in six weeks falling 25 points (1.2%) to 2,089. The Dow stunk it up too losing 142 points (0.8%) and once again below 18,000 […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 4, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Star Wars Day. U.S. stocks bounced back sharply with the Dow gaining 183 points (1.03%) closing back over 18,000 at 18,024, the S&P 500 up 22 points (1.08%) to 2,108 and the Nasdaq added 64 (1.29%) and once again over 5,000, albeit barely, to 5,005. We’ll […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 1, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Tuba Day. It was a second consecutive bad day for stocks all around the world yesterday with the Dow falling 195 points (1.08%) and once again below 18,000 to 17,841. The S&P 500 lost 21 (0.99%) to 2,086 and the Nasdaq got pounded like Mayweather and […]

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Morning Energy Blog – April 30, 2015

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 […]

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Morning Energy Blog – April 29, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy Shrimp Scampi Day. In another choppy day U.S. stocks closed mixed with the Dow gaining 72 points and the S&P 500 climbing 6 to 2,11. It would have been a trifecta of green except the Nasdaq lost 5 to 5,055. Twitter was a big anchor on the […]

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