Monthly Archives: November 2015

Your Tuesday Market Blip 11/24/15

Your Tuesday Market Blip 11/24/15
Stocks opened the day lower thanks to a Middle East Turkey shoot. The event caused oil prices to jump as Russia and Turkey have been planning an oil/gas pipeline venture which might now be on the rocks. The higher oil prices however brought a relief rally to US energy companies and this helped the Dow…
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Your Monday Market Blip 11/23/15

Your Monday Market Blip 11/23/15
Stocks began the week in mixed fashion on light pre-Thanksgiving action. The Dow closed the session off 31 points to 17,792. As we head toward turkey day, trading action will tend to be subdued. Markets will be closed on Thursday and open for only a partial day on Friday, which is usually one of the…
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You Weekly Market Blip 11/20/15

You Weekly Market Blip 11/20/15
Stock markets put on their Nike running shoes and bolted. The Dow shot higher at the opening and gained about 150 points before easing a bit at the close. The end result was a 91 point gain to 17,823. Trading volume was higher. For the week the Dow gained about 575 points or 3.3%. Beaverton,…
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Your Thursday Market Blip 11/19/15

Your Thursday Market Blip 11/19/15
Stocks today churned in light volume after yesterday’s big jump. The Dow closed off 4 points to 17,732. Markets were up yesterday amid strong indications of a Fed December rate hike. Citing a slowdown in Obamacare exchange signups, health insurance giant UnitedHealth lowered its forward guidance sending shares lower in a heavy volume selloff. Last…
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