Archive for December, 2009
Weekly Market News for the Week of December 28, 2009
Quote of the week. “Wise men make more opportunities than they find.”– Sir Francis Bacon
Another strong consumer spending gain. The Commerce Department announced consumer spending rose 0.5% in November, following a 0.6% increase in October. Personal incomes rose in November by the most in six months.1
Hashing out the home sales data. New home sales [...]
Weekly Market News for the Week of December 21, 2009
Quote of the week. “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.”– Elie Wiesel
Interesting inflation figures. November data shows a 1.8% year-over-year gain in the Consumer Price Index. That’s the first positive 12-month change since February 2009. Core CPI was flat last month; it had risen for 10 straight months. The overall CPI rose [...]
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Before I get into this month’s newsletter I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas.
So often it seems to be the season to rush around and get things done, the season to [...]
Weekly Market News for the Week of December 14, 2009
Quote of the week. “Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.”– Will Rogers
We’re buying more. Retail sales rose 1.3% in November, and that is the third increase that the Commerce Department has measured in that category in the last four months of data. [...]
Weekly Market News for the Week of December 7, 2009
Quote of the week. “Imagination is the eye of the soul.”– Joseph Joubert
Joblessness at 10.0%. This November figure is improved from October’s 10.2% mark. Another bright spot: payrolls slimmed by just 11,000 jobs last month. (Analysts expected a reduction of around 125,000.) Are we on the verge of adding jobs to the economy? The number [...]
Growth Report for December 2009
Quote of the month. “You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.” – Warren Buffett
The month in brief. The Dow climbed 6.51% in November, and the S&P 500 and NASDAQ were nearly as hot.1 Gold prices reached new [...]
