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Dollar finally rallying today after a couple of down days. Metal commodities lower, but energy commodities flat.
Modest pop in futures as first quarter productivity rose a better than expected 2.2% vs expectations of 1.5%.
What we need here is more DEMAND; we need heavier volume on up days, and a clearer rotation into techs (already evident), industrials, and financials. It's not enough to just say, "Well, we haven't really seen any serious selling in a month." That's true, but not enough. Necessary, but not sufficient.
Sprint [S
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Increased oil and gas production, as well as higher oil and natural gas prices, helped Devon [DVN
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