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Category Archives: Dow Jones Industrial Average

July 27, 2026

“Almost all good businesses engage in pain today for gain tomorrow activities.” Charlie Munger   US equities finished lower amid a sharp late-week selloff driven by renewed doubts over the sustainability of massive AI capital spending and escalating Middle East tensions that pushed oil higher. Here are the numbers, the S&P 500 declined 1.03% on […]

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July 20, 2026

 “Time in the market beats timing the market.”  Common Wall Street adage   Last week the market took a breath, here are the numbers. The S&P 500 lost 1.19%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 1.01%, Nasdaq was the biggest loser, off 2.18%. Internationally, the FTSE 100 managed a gain of .97% and the […]

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June 29, 2026

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not passed on genetically; it requires constant effort to fight for, protect, and pass on to future generations.” Ronald Reagan Happy 4th of July!   As we close the second quarter and celebrate the 250th birthday of our country I hope all are […]

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June 22, 2026

Happy Father’s Day  “By profession I am a soldier and take great pride in that fact, but I am also prouder, infinitely prouder, to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys.”  General Douglas MacArthur What a week! Is peace coming to the Middle East? The markets […]

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June 8, 2026

  “Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy” John Bogle   What goes up must come down, as the old saying goes, last week was no exception. Here are the numbers, The S&P 500 lost 2.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surrendered a slight .30%, and the Nasdaq was hit hard off 4.7%. Internationally, […]

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May 11, 2026

“Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me.” St. Francis of Assisi Happy Mother’s Day!   Well, it seems peace is at hand with the ceasefire in the Ukraine and the Iranians running out of options, but first here are the numbers. Another good week with the S&P 500 gaining 2.36%, […]

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April 27, 2026

“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!’ Admiral David Farragut   It seems this is the only way to describe this market. But first the numbers. Last week the S&P 500 added.80% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell slightly by the end of the week off .39%, the Nasdaq led up 1.63%. Internationally, not so […]

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April 13, 2026

In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497. Warren Buffett A point to remember and […]

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April 6, 2026

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16   Hoping all had a blessed and Happy Easter, as it was Holy Week and Spring break, we did have a shortened trading week, here are the […]

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March 30, 2026

“Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy” Warren Buffett   Week of declines, the long-awaited correction is here. But first here are the miserable numbers. The S&P 500 lost 3.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial average surrendered 2.65%, Nasdaq got clobbered down 4.87%. The good news was Internationally, the FTSE 100 […]

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