just taken this headline from marketwatch http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BBFDE2FF4%2D6911%2D4101%
to start with at open the dow was iffy then wallop. then oil tumbles and gold gets kicked in the guts for going to 610. then the dow gets lift off ......
the ppt don't exist. one week to go. then .......?
extract below that got me going ..... walmart IS a sign of the WHOLE of usa. it isn't just a one man band corner shop.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks edged higher in choppy trade Monday as the price of oil tumbled, with some investors suggesting Wal-Mart's tepid outlook is more a reflection of company-specific issues than a signal of some broader economic malaise.
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