- A Good Day For Stocks--Considering...
- HP Shareholders Feeling EDS Deal May Be Too Expensive
- Banks Hurt by Europe; EDS/HP No Threat to IBM
- Retail Sales Stronger, But Some Financials Get Earning Cuts
- Out Of The Office Today
- Risk Aversion is Back -- Big Problem is Oil
- Citi Conference Call: Happy Antidote to AIG
- AIG, Oil Drag on Asia, Europe Markets & U.S. Futures
- Long And Short Of It: Platinum ETNs On Their Way
- Retail Sales: The Good, Bad And Bottom Line
- Macke: Wal-Mart Is A "Buy"

- EnCana's Divide-and-Profit Plan

- Sports Super Agent David Falk: Round Two (And It's A Gem)
- Yahoo Escapes Ironhorse Grip; For Now
- HP, EDS and IBM on the Move
- HP And EDS: Why The Deal? Look To India And IBM
- HP's One-Two "Punch" With Earnings And EDS
- Reader Poll: Will Oil Dip Below $100?
- "There Can Only Be One"...Spoof? Not Really--Take A Look
- Home Prices: Glass Still Seems Half Empty

- Macke: Wal-Mart Is A "Buy"
- Clear Channel Deal to Be Funded at $36 A Share
- HP, EDS and IBM on the Move
- Fed's Yellen: Interest Rates at Appropriate Level
- Stocks Are Facing Key Test As Investors Seek Stability
- Home Brew for the Car, Not the Beer Cup
- A Wish List for Fixing Wall Street
- Economy Sluggish, Inflation Higher: Fed Survey
- Long Bonds Stumble on Economic Indicators
- Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. by ’10
- ECB's Noyer Warns of Explosive Global Inflation Mix

Record oil, nat. gas, and gasoline douse our modest three or four day rally, this happening despite a rise in the dollar--WAIT A MINUTE! The dollar is DECOUPLING FROM OIL? This little game has to stop RIGHT NOW.
Is there any wonder that there is some support for the Democrats, who are proposing a new energy package that would increase margin requirements for trading oil futures?
Little wonder, too, that in the face of the energy onslaught traders have stepped back and taken profits across the board: from leaders in tech, right down to financials, industrials, and even (gasp!) energy stocks.
Most depressing, the S&P 500 has again dropped below 1,400; those of you think technical trading is voodoo should look at the intraday chart of the SPY; once it moved below 140.50 (1,405 on the S&P), volume picked up, markets moved down, and when it passed 140.0 (1,400 on the S&P), well, all hell broke loose.
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