Category Archives: General

Dow Jones & Nasdaq Rise –

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 86.63 to close at 16,535.37.  The Nasdaq also increased and added 29.14 to close at 4,103.54. To view the Wall Street Journal market Data, please click here: http://markets.wsj.com/ Jim Sutliff  

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Crude Oil Inventories Climb –

Crude oil inventories exceeded analysts expectations and rose almost 6 million barrels last week.  According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, crude oil inventories climbed to 375.9 million barrels last Friday.  Inventories at Cushing Oklahoma declined to 29.8 million barrels. To … Continue reading

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Natural Gas Inventories Fall –

Natural gas inventories posted another weekly decline and dropped 250 billion cubic feet for the week ending February 14th, 2014.  The U.S. Energy Information Administration indicated that supplies fell in the east, west, and producing regions.  Natural gas supplies are 975 … Continue reading

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Crude Oil Inventories Fall –

According to the Energy Information Administration, crude oil inventories fell almost 7.7 million barrels from the previous week.  The decline drove crude inventories down to slightly more than 350 million barrels.  Traders responded to the news and prices for February … Continue reading

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Markets –

Yields on ten year U.S. Treasuries rose to almost 3% in trading on Thursday.  Also, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 122.33 points in light trading and closed at 16,479.88.  The Dollar was stronger and traded at a five year high … Continue reading

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Dow Jones 16,000 –

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over 16,000 for the first time on Thursday.  The Dow Jones rose 109.17 on Thursday and closed at 16,009.99.  On Friday, the Dow added 54.78 points and closed at 16,064.77.  The Dow Jones Industrial … Continue reading

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Gold & Silver Trade Lower –

December Gold and Silver were lower in Tuesday trading.  Gold settled slightly above $1,273 an ounce and Silver settled above $21 an ounce.  Gold started to trend lower last week as Congress moved closer to an agreement on the debt ceiling. To … Continue reading

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Crude Oil Futures Decline –

Crude oil futures were lower in trading on Monday.   Expectations of lower crude oil demand from refineries and increased oil exports from Libya were contributing factors.  Gasoline and heating oil were also trading lower on Monday.  Gasoline inventories are significantly higher than they … Continue reading

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Crude Oil Supplies Fall –

The U.S. Energy Information Administration indicated that supplies of crude oil fell to 363.3 million barrels for the week ending August 2nd.  The 1.3 million barrel decline was less than analysts had expected for the week.  Also, distillate inventories rose … Continue reading

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Gasoline Prices Slightly Lower –

According to the Energy Information Administration, the average retail price for a gallon of gasoline fell to $3.646.  Prices declined the most in the Midwest region where gasoline fell 8.5 cents a gallon.  Gasoline prices had risen almost 20 cents … Continue reading

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Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Conference 2013 –

The Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Conference  will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on September 26th and 27th.  This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Private Equity Analyst Conference.  The event starts with a networking breakfast and … Continue reading

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Quantitative Easing Takes Center Stage –

The Dow Jones Industrial average fell over 100 points in Wednesday trading.  Investor concerns relating to the Federal Reserve possibly changing quantitative easing policy may have been a factor in the decline.  Mortgage REITs benefit from a low interest rate … Continue reading

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Gold Prices Fall –

Gold prices fell over one percent in trading on Wednesday and settled at $1,553.50 an ounce.  Crude oil also fell in trading after U.S. Energy Information Administration data showed a strong increase in crude oil inventories.  For the week ending March … Continue reading

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Crude Oil Rebounds –

Crude oil for May increased in trading on Monday and settled below $95 a barrel.  Positive economic data has helped to drive crude oil prices higher in trading.  In addition, crude oil inventory levels in Cushing Oklahoma have continued to fall .  Brent crude also traded higher on Monday and was … Continue reading

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Crude Oil Prices Fall –

Prices of crude oil continued to fall and settled below $91 on Friday.  Global economic concerns and high inventory levels of crude oil are two forces driving the price of crude oil lower in trading.  Heating oil prices were also lower … Continue reading

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