The week and the third quarter started with another display of fireworks and it ended with a boom. The week started with equities following their strongest June since the 90’s with continued gains . The post 4th of July markets took back these gains with worries about the world economy,…
My family celebrated the holiday like most of the rest of the country. For us, it was a annual parade in our town and a cookout at friends. Like many across the country, it was the hottest 4th of July I can remember. My phone showed a local reading of…
The markets ended the week with an early display of fireworks. Equities had their strongest June since the 90’s. The last hour of trading on Thursday saw a reversal of early losses with gains of over 1% off the lows in the indexes. This rally continued on Friday with gains…
OK, now I’m not a particularly accomplished cook. I am pretty good at making about 3 things – homemade pasta (my grandfather was an Italian cook and it’s been passed down), sausage and peppers (again, Italian) and burritos (not sure where that comes from but my kids like them). I…
Last week the markets closed within a percentage point, plus or minus, of breakeven. This performance masked significant intra-day volatility which was present throughout the week. The positive mood from Sunday’s Greek election was quickly replaced by concern about Spain’s fiscal problems. The Fed warned about ongoing risks to economic…
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