Daily Investment Interpretations
Monday, March 16, 2009
2009-3-16: The markets
fell slightly today. The NASDAQ
declined
27.48
(-1.92%) to
1,428.
The Dow
dipped
7.01
points
(-0.1%)
to
7,217,
and the
S&P
500 decreased
2.66
(-0.35%)
to end the day at 754.
Oil
closed
at $47.05,
while Gold
subtracted
$8.10
to reach $922.
The
VIX
rose
1.38
to 43.74.
Fed Chairman Bernanke reiterated his forecast that the
economy would begin to recover by the end of this year: Crystal ball sometimes cloudy.
The only other news was public outrage over AG's antics.
Paul Krugman's latest article is A Continent Adrift.