The Weekly Rap! Friday May 3rd, 2013
The job gains reported this morning don’t reflect a rapidly growing economy, but they provided enough relief to markets to boost stocks into record territory. The Dow last traded at 14,986 about 276...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rap! Friday May 10th, 2013
This Sunday is Mother’s day, but did you know the modern holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia. She then began...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rap! Friday May 24th, 2013
Stocks fell this morning on light pre-holiday volume, as concerns about Fed policy and recent volatility in global markets kept buyers on the sidelines. The Dow last traded at 15,289. The S&P...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rap! Friday May 31st, 2013
The bond market’s month-long plunge has pushed long-term interest rates on mortgages and Treasurys to their highest levels in more than a year, sparking a debate: Is this a bursting bubble, the...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rap! Friday June 28th, 2013
US national Debt is $16,888,906,375.00 and climbing! (http://www.usdebtclock.org/) The bond market’s month-long plunge got a bit of a bounce back in the last couple days. The Dow last traded at...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rap! Friday Aug 9th, 2013
The National Debt is currently: $16,894,431,665,658.00 The Dow last traded at 15,436. The S&P 500 is trading at 1,694. Gold is trading at $1,310 an ounce, while oil futures at $105.75 a barrel....
View ArticleThe Weekly Rap! Friday Aug 16th, 2013
The National Debt is currently: $16,902,974,130,678.00 The Dow last traded at 15,071. The S&P 500 is trading at 1,655. Gold is trading at $1,369 an ounce, while oil futures at $106.91 a...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rap! Friday Aug 23rd, 2013
The National Debt is currently: $16,911,552,058,827.00 The Dow last traded at 14,986. The S&P 500 is trading at 1,660. Gold is trading at $1,397 an ounce, while oil futures at $106.79 a barrel....
View ArticleThe Weekly Rap! Friday Aug 30th, 2013
Good Friday morning: The National Debt is currently: $16,920,033,360,537.00 The Dow last traded at 14,792. The S&P 500 is trading at 1,632. Gold is trading at $1,400 an ounce, while oil futures...
View ArticleThe Weekly Rap! Friday Sept 13th, 2013
The National Debt is currently: $16,937,192,689,583.00 The Dow last traded at 15,365. The S&P 500 is trading at 1,687. Gold is trading at $1,312 an ounce, while oil futures at $107.92 a barrel....
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