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October 11, 2013: U.S. markets opened slightly lower Friday morning but that didn’t last long. The report on consumer sentiment was not as bad as it could have been and that seemed to cheer...
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October 10, 2013: U.S. markets opened higher Thursday morning and then rose further on news of new talks that would lead to a solution on the debt ceiling. Today’s report on new claims for...
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October 9, 2013: U.S. markets opened slightly higher Wednesday morning but sank to daily lows by mid-morning following the inventory report on crude oil, which showed another massive addition to...
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October 8, 2013: U.S. markets opened virtually flat Tuesday morning but that quickly switched to another sell-off. The lack of a solution to the federal government shutdown and the approaching...
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October 7, 2013: U.S. markets opened lower Monday morning as prospects for a settlement of the government shutdown wane and a further fight over the federal debt ceiling wax. Investors could be...
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October 4, 2013: U.S. markets opened slightly higher Friday following a lack of a report this morning on non-farm payrolls and unemployment. Markets rose nicely in mid-morning and have held on to...
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October 2, 2013: U.S. markets opened lower Wednesday following the ADP report on employment which showed a smaller than expected gain in non-farm jobs in September. A later report from TrimTabs was...
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September 30, 2013: U.S. markets opened lower Monday as hopes were dashed over the weekend to a settlement of a federal budget continuing resolution. An afternoon vote by the Senate to eliminate a...
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September 27, 2013: U.S. markets opened lower Friday as the political battle over the federal budget finally caught traders’ attention. Only the Nasdaq Composite touched the break-even line today...
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September 26, 2013: U.S. markets opened higher Thursday following a better-than-expected report on new jobless claims and the third estimate on second-quarter U.S. GDP came in as expected. Pending...
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September 25, 2013: U.S. markets opened slightly higher again Wednesday and pretty much followed the same trajectory as the day before. Today’s report on U.S. durable goods orders was a dubious...
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September 24, 2013: U.S. markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday but a weak report on consumer confidence pushed equities down to their daily lows. Stocks recovered though as the earlier release...
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September 23, 2013: U.S. markets opened mixed on Monday continuing last Friday’s slide following a Thursday charge after the FOMC announcement that the Fed would not begin tapering its asset...
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September 20, 2013: U.S. markets opened mixed Friday but very near the flat line. That was the high-point for the day for the DJIA and the S&P 500; the Nasdaq Composite actually rose to a couple...
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September 18, 2013: U.S. markets opened mixed Wednesday as investors and traders waited for the afternoon FOMC announcement. When the Fed declined to begin tapering its asset purchases, shares popped...
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