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Morning Energy Blog – May 17, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Nasdaq logs another record high. • U.S. manufacturing production highest in more than 3 years. It was another stellar day for the technology sector with the Nasdaq once again closing at a new record high posting a 20 point gain to 6,170. The Dow and S&P 500 basically closed flat […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 16, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • S&P and Nasdaq close at record highs. • Global equities hitting record highs. It was a good day for your stock portfolio yesterday with all three major indexes performing well with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both posting record highs. The former rose 11 points to finish at 2,402 and […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 15, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Dow and S&P post first weekly loss in nearly a month. • Lack of volatility persists. On Friday the Dow closed down 23 points finishing at 20,897 and the S&P 500 slipped 4 to 2,391. However, the Nasdaq, which has been el fuego for the last few weeks, squeaked out […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 12, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • U.S stocks retreat. • Dow closes lower for 3rd consecutive day. U.S. equities closed lower yesterday. The Dow shed 24 points closing lower for the third straight session at 20,919, the S&P 500 pulled back from its record close falling 5 points ending at 2,394 and the Nasdaq also retreated […]

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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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