Monthly Archives: December 2017

Thursday Market Blip 12/28/17

Thursday Market Blip 12/28/17
It was another low volume day as markets limp towards the close of 2017. At the final bell the Dow was up 63 points to 24,837. Markets are still in rally mode according to IBD. Air pollution in China is apparently the lowest it has been in years thanks to efforts by the gubment in…
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Your Wednesday Market Blipt 12/27/17

Your Wednesday Market Blipt 12/27/17
The markets continue to trade in quiet fashion as Washington DC is on vacation and financial types in New York and elsewhere have drifted out of town like cowboys in a Charles Russell painting. At the close the Dow was up 28 points to close at 24,774. Trading volume was very low. Raw material prices…
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Your Weekly Market Blip 12/22/17

Your Weekly Market Blip 12/22/17
The Dow ended the week off 28 points to 24,754 on trading volume that was lower than a cougar fan after the apple cup. For the week the Dow was up 0.4% or about 103 points. Markets will be closed on Monday for Christmas. As we head into the Christmas weekend there are some economic…
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Your Thursday Market Blip 12/21/17

Your Thursday Market Blip 12/21/17
Stocks moved higher as several large companies pledged to spend tax cut savings on higher wages and capital improvements. The Dow was up 55 points on flat volume to close at 24,782. Sector rotation out of tech and into banks and material and media stocks continues. TechNet, a tech trade group that represents 75 tech…
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