Equities Close Slightly Lower; Verizon To Buy AOL

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly lower after recouping much of an early slump. The slide was brought on, in part, by a troubling rise in global long-term borrowing rates. The price of oil closed above $60 a barrel for just the third time this year, giving a boost to energy stocks. …

Markets Bounce Higher; Responding Well To Yellen’s Speech

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Wednesday was a rather uneventful day across the board with the S&P 500 and Dow climbing and the Nasdaq stumbling. Tech stocks continued to fall out of favor as worries of overvaluation continue to be the culprit. A number of Nasdaq listed stocks have taken quite a beating over the past two …