<p>As of 9:47 am Eastern, the Dow is down 12 points, the tech-heavy NASDAQ up 4.57 points, and the S and P 500 is down 0.94 points. Asian markets closed mixed with the Nikkei up 0.27 percent, and the Hang Seng bluechip in Hong Kong up half a percent. Almost all European benchmarks are trading in […]
The Babe Ruth Effect
<p>On Thursday, the Dow closed down 390 points, its second worst fall in 2007. The last such massive plunge this year came in February when bluechips fell a whopping 416 points.</p> <p>NASDAQ closed 56 points lower while the S and P 500 fell 44 points.</p> <p>Crude was lower by about half a dollar, while gold finished […]
To Cut Rates or Not To Cut Rates – That’s the Question
<p>By 2:52pm Eastern, the Dow was up nearly a percent, the NASDAQ up a whopping 2.21 percent and the S & P 500 up 1.30 percent.</p> <p> <tr> </tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </p> <p>All benchmark indexes in Asia and Europe close in the green.</p> <h3><font color="#92b211"><a href="http://burnickblog.sovereignsociety.com/">You Can’t Always Get […]
Fed-Focus: Front And Center
<p>Stocks opened in the red on Wall Street ahead of the Fed’s decision on interest rates. Asia stocks closed mixed with the 225-share Nikkei closing up slightly by 0.04 percent, while the Hang Seng blue chip in Hong Kong ended the day in negative territory.</p> <p> </p> <p>Meanwhile, European shares were peaking in midday trade with […]
A Leftist View on Fear Policy
Our democracy has inaugurated pirates to repeat past mistakes we have already learned. The streets of New York have been used like its playground to blame for the evil when the tables are turned. The first phase of their powers took just a few hours, Bush sat in the schoolhouse while our towers burned. Then […]
March Snows, April Mud Slinging, May Battles for Poll Position
As snow blanketed Dobbs Ferry in late March, it looked like nature was unfairly siding with the Democratic Committee. The very elements were mocking the nonpartisan idea (Republican) of an election in March. In February, the good Commissioner LaFayette (Democrat) had wisely canceled the referendum in March to move the election to March and spared […]