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Crude Oil Falls On Growth Outlook –

Posted on 16. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Crude oil fell $1.23 and closed at $86.65 a barrel.  The weak economic outlook has lowered demand forecasts in a market that is already well supplied.  In addition, GDP for European zone economies only grew .2% in the second quarter.  The U.S. Dollar also increased … Continue reading →

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Dow Finishes Up –

Posted on 12. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Dow Jones finished up 125 points on Friday but was still down 1.5% for the week.  Trading was very volatile all week with the Dow Jones moving 400 or more points on four consecutive days.  Gold touched $1,800 an ounce … Continue reading →

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Stocks & Oil Tumble –

Posted on 8. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 600 points in trading on Monday.  The downgrade of U.S. debt and concerns for the global economy continued to drive the market lower throughout the day.  Crude oil also fell in trading and finished … Continue reading →

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U.S. Debt Downgraded –

Posted on 6. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Standard and Poor’s lowered the U.S. credit rating to AA+ and also attached a negative outlook.  The U.S. has held a triple A credit rating for 70 years and the downgrade is likely to have a negative effect on the financial markets.  … Continue reading →

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Stock Market Slammed –

Posted on 4. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Dow Jones fell more than 500 points on Thursday and has fallen 8 of the last 9 trading days.  The 500 point drop is the worst one day decline since December 2008.  Almost 15 stocks fell for every stock that rose on … Continue reading →

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Dollar Hits Record Lows –

Posted on 26. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff

 The U.S. Dollar continued to decline against all major currencies and hit record lows in trading.  The uncertainty surrounding debt negotiations between Republicans and Democrats are leading traders to sell the Dollar.  In afternoon trading the U.S. Dollar/ Euro exchange … Continue reading →

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Still No Debt Deal –

Posted on 24. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The weekend is coming to a close and there is no agreement on raising the debt ceiling.  Republican and Democratic negotiators have discussed short and long term debt ceiling increases.  Republicans prefer a short term increase that would require Obama to request more funding … Continue reading →

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European Union Offers New Greek Aid Plan –

Posted on 21. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff

European leaders announced $229 billion of additional aid for Greece.  They also gave their $440 billion Euro rescue fund the ability to  purchase debt from Euro nations under pressure in the markets.  The leaders hope that the plan will prevent the debt … Continue reading →

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Debt Plan Sends Dow Higher –

Posted on 19. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff

A possible agreement to raise the debt ceiling sent the Dow higher in aftenoon trading.  The Dow Jones gained over 200 points after Obama gave his approval for a debt agreement between  Republican and Democratic Senators.  The news also sent Gold prices … Continue reading →

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Debt Ceiling Talks Continue –

Posted on 16. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Debt ceiling talks between Republican and Democratic leaders continued on Saturday.  There has not been an agreement on terms to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling.  The debt ceiling must be raised by August 2nd or the U.S. would fall into default and financial … Continue reading →

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Stocks Rise On Possible Stimulus –

Posted on 12. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Stocks rebounded after minutes from the Federal Reserve meeting indicated that a possible stimulus could be on the way.  The two day drop was the worst for the Dow Jones  since March.  European stocks declined for a third straight day due to … Continue reading →

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Currency Trading –

Posted on 9. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The biggest financial market in the world is Forex with $4 trillion traded daily.  Retail trading is steadily increasing with daily trading volume over $300 billion.  A recent Wall Street Journal article discusses the basics of FX trading and the reasons for the rise … Continue reading →

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Dow Jones Posts Strong Gains –

Posted on 1. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Dow Jones Industrials gained almost 170 points and capped the best week of trading in two years.  The gain was a great start for july and the fifth straight day of gains for the Dow Jones.  Although trading volume was light, the … Continue reading →

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Stocks Rebound –

Posted on 27. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Stocks rebounded in trading on Monday and finished up almost 110 points on the day.  Microsoft and Bank of America were two of the market movers that helped to drive the rebound.  Microsoft increased 90 cents on the possibility that Windows 8 … Continue reading →

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Mergers & Acquisitions Decline –

Posted on 24. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Mergers and acquisitions declined in the second quarter and marked the first time in over a year that deal volume dropped in two straight quarters.  Two reasons for the drop in M & A activity are weak global economies and … Continue reading →

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