應幾位大千朋友的要求,準備再續幾篇爛文。如果汙了各位看官們的眼,小弟在這裏先賠不是了。
鑒於小弟9月份有一個比較長的旅遊計劃(超過半年),就寫到哪算哪吧。。。
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Themarketendedthelasttradingsessionoftheweekinalacklusterfashion.Allthreemajorindiceswerelowerfortheseconddayinarowbutthelosswaslimited.Asfortheweek,themarketwasessentiallyflat.Givenallthevolatilityearlyintheweek,itwastrulyamazingtonotethattheNasdaqonlymoved0.5point(not%)fortheweekasawhole.Wehadsomeimportanteconomicnews.Startwiththecloselywatchedmonthlyjobreport.Thenonfarmpayrollsfell51KinJuly,whi...[
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Themarketfinishedthefinalsessionofthemonthinadownbeattone.TheDowpostedalossof206points,essentiallygivingupalmosthalfofthegainsfromtheprevioustwosessions.TheNasdaqfaredrelativelywellandonlylost0.2%.TheS&P500wassomewhereinthemiddlewithalossof1.3%.AsforthemonthofJuly,theS&P500lost1%afterreboundingfroma2-yearlowreachedearlyandtheDowwasactuallyupfractionallyforthemonth.Wehadabusydayintermsofeconomicnew...[
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BullsarebackonWallStreet.Forthesecondsessioninarow,themarketralliedmassivelywiththeDowadvancinganother186points.TheS&P500hadanevenbetterdayinpercentagetermswithagainof1.7%.TheNasdaqwastheweakestamongthethreebutitalsogained10pointsfollowinga55-pointadvanceyesterday.Interestingly,themarkethadaverystrongrallytodaydespiteanalmost$5rallyincrudeprice.Butifhistoryisanyguide,onlyoneofthetworalliesisreal.W...[
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ThemarketralliedsharplyonthisTuesday.Allthreemajorindiceswerehigherbymorethan2%,essentiallyerasingalllossesfromtheprevioussessionandthensome.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasdismalbutstillmanagedtobeatexpectation.StartwiththeS&P/Case–Shillerhome-priceindexforMay.Theindexdropped15.8%fromayearearlier,thebiggestdeclineonrecord.Economistswerelookingforadropof16%.Onamonth-to-monthbasis,homepricesdecreased0...[
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Themarketstartedthenewweekinaweaktone.Forthesecondtimeinthelastthreesessions,theDowdroppedmorethan200points.TheNasdaqlost46pointswhiletheS&P500gaveup1.9%.Therewaslittleeconomicnewsscheduledtobereleased.Inlateafternoon,TreasurySecretaryPaulsonalongwiththelargestfourbanksannouncedaplanforissuingcoveredbonds,whicharesimilartotraditionalasset-backedsecuritiesbutwouldbekeptontheissuers’balancesheet.Ho...[
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Themarketfinishedthelasttradingsessionoftheweekmodestlyhigher.TheDowadvanced22pointsafterplunging289pointsyesterday.TheNasdaq,whichwasthebestperformeramongthebigthree,gained30points.Fortheweek,theDowpostedalossof130pointswhiletheS&P500lost3points.Mosteconomicnewscamebetterthanexpected.DurablegoodsordersforJuneunexpectedrose0.8%whileeconomistswerelookingforadeclineof0.3%.Excludingvolatiletransporta...[
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ThemarketendedthisThursdaysharplyloweramidrenewedconcernsoverthehousingmarket.Byclose,allthreemajorindiceslost2%ormore.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasnotprettytoday.Startwiththeweeklyjoblessclaims.FortheweekendingJuly19,theadvancefigureforinitialclaimswas406K,anincreaseof34Kfromthepreviousweek’srevisedfigureof372K.Economists,ontheotherhand,werelookingforamuchtamerrise.Theadvancefigureforcontinuingcl...[
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Themarketwashoveringaroundtheunchangedlevelformostpartoftoday’stradingbeforefinishingmodestlyhigher.TheDowadvanced30points,bringingitstotalgainssinceJuly15thto900points.TheNasdaqwasclosedhigherby22pointswhiletheS&P500gained5points.Risingfinancialstocksandfallingcrudepricewereagaintwomainthemesduringtoday’strading.Ontheeconomicfront,thelatestFedBeigebooksuggestedthatthepaceofeconomicactivityslowe...[
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Alatedaysurgeinfinancialsledthemarketsignificantlyhigheracrosstheboard.Allthreemajorindicesfinishedthesessionhigherbymorethan1%,whichwasquiteanachievementconsideringthatfuturesweredownasmuchas1%thismorningduetoseveralpoorearningsreports.Fromthelowsoflastweek,theDowhasalreadyralliedmorethan800pointsinjustoneweekandmuchoftherallyshouldbeattributedtorisingfinancialstocksandfallingoilprice.Indeed,anot...[
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