The Morning Look
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The Morning Look

Market Update: Stock futures are quiet before Friday’s open as investors digest the latest round of earnings data and wait for the inauguration. Gary’s Thoughts: IBM down a couple on no growth. SWKS up nicely on no growth. AXP down couple percent…same for GE. Futures up decently on this, inauguration day. Economic Calendar: Harker Speaks…

The Closing Look
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The Closing Look

Stocks rallied on Wednesday after President-Elect Trump held his first press conference of 2017. The tech heavy Nasdaq composite closed at a record high while the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to trade just below 20,000. Meanwhile, the Mexican Peso hit a fresh record low after Trump reiterated his intention to build a wall. Gary’s…

The Morning Look
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The Morning Look

Market Update: Stock futures are relatively quiet before Tuesday’s open as investors wait for earnings season to officially begin. Gary’s Thoughts: Very quiet but…a bunch of commodity names up 2-5% on higher commodity prices. Forgot to mention a little fireworks in biotech-land yesterday. No real leadership…stuff off lows with a few spec names moving on…

The Closing Look
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The Closing Look

Stocks rallied on Wednesday after the Fed minutes showed they are concerned about a stronger dollar. Mortgage applications fell by 12% last week, from two weeks earlier as rising interest rates hurt. Separately,  Fiat Chrysler, Ford Motor and General Motors all reported better-than-expected auto sales for December, which helped their stocks rally. U.S. auto sales for…