Monthly Archives: January 2011

Even with the 4Q GDP report showing that the economy advanced 3.2% (up from 2.6% in the 3Q) the week ended on a decline as the unrest in Egypt caused investors to seek the safety of the U.S. Dollar and Treasuries.  At this point, if Mubarak can stay.

The gains we saw in the market on Friday were simply not enough to offset losses from earlier in the week, keeping the S&P 500 from reaching its 8th winning week in a row.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, was able to make it to an 8^th.

“Uh, I'm not very hungry; just gimme a double Polar Burger wit' everything” John Travolta as Danny Zuko in Grease, 1978. Last week the S&P 500 finished ‘up’ for the 7^th week in a row thanks to the performance of the financial sector and a solid earnings report from.