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posted by n1 on Tuesday August 16 2016, @01:53AM   Printer-friendly
from the money-for-nothing dept.

Reuters and Yahoo Finance report that the Dow 30 NASDAQ and S&P 500 stock indexes all reached record high levels on Monday. According to Yahoo this last occurred in 1999.

Reuters cited as possible factors speculation that the central bank will not soon raise interest rates, rising oil prices due to speculation that oil producers may cut production, and a Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued earlier in the month.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 16 2016, @06:53AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 16 2016, @06:53AM (#388593)
    The trouble is, Trump is way too much of a wild card to sit easy in anyone's hand. It isn't just about Trump's tax policy, if they select him as the next Emperor they will have to live with everything else he might decide to do, and that makes them very nervous indeed. Hillary on the other hand is a known quantity, and if she is selected as Empress they at least know that she's probably not going to rock the boat. Raising taxes on their heads will likely be the most they have to worry about.