Stock Market
Market Outlook
The popular stock market averages closed to the upside on Thursday. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 reached intraday and closing highs. The interest rate for 10-yr treasury notes closed lower. The price closed up for gold and down for crude oil.
The gross domestic product during the first quarter grew at annual rate of 2%, which was less than expected. The personal consumption expenditures price index showed annual inflation at 3.5%, as expected. Initial jobless claims last week were the lowest since 1969.
Armistice talks between the U.S. and Iran continue to be muddled. The ultimate outcome of the war with Iran is still unknown. No matter what, we in America are safe between two wide oceans. But warmakers and their suppliers enjoy participating in faraway wars. Meanwhile, investors are hoping for the best and looking beyond.
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Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative. - H.G. Wells
The gross domestic product during the first quarter grew at annual rate of 2%, which was less than expected. The personal consumption expenditures price index showed annual inflation at 3.5%, as expected. Initial jobless claims last week were the lowest since 1969.
Armistice talks between the U.S. and Iran continue to be muddled. The ultimate outcome of the war with Iran is still unknown. No matter what, we in America are safe between two wide oceans. But warmakers and their suppliers enjoy participating in faraway wars. Meanwhile, investors are hoping for the best and looking beyond.
If you are unhappy with the high price of gasoline, then do as I have done and treat yourself to an electric vehicle. Click here.
Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative. - H.G. Wells
