By Josh Hayes on March 22, 2007
Stocks traded in a narrow and choppy range today, digesting the gains from yesterday’s follow-through. That action was overall very positive considering that there were a couple of news items that could have sent stocks lower. Oil rose $2 to close over $61 and for the third week in a row, jobless numbers came in [...]
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By Josh Hayes on February 1, 2007
Investors were definitely happy to see the Fed leave rates unchanged–even though I am not sure what else they were expecting–and rewarded the stock market with gains across the board. The Fed stated that core pricing pressure subsided, which relieved inflation concerns, and stated that economic growth was firmer and the housing market has stabilized. [...]
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