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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy Cinco de Mayo (cerveza fria, pour favor!). U.S. stocks finished modestly higher yesterday extending Friday’s gains albeit on less than normal volume. The Dow climbed 46 to 18,070, the S&P 500 closed up 6 at 2,114 and the Nasdaq finished at 12 at 5,017. The only piece […]
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 […]
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 […]
There are ‘physical limitations’ on how fast states can build new infrastructure, analysts say. For many observers, the saga over the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan is getting more and more like the first human trip to Mars: Nobody’s gone yet, but half the critics think it’s not worth going and the other half think they know […]
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 […]
