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This past week it rained almost everyday in Southern California. At least in my neck of the woods and I enjoyed it immensely. We are still in a drought even with all the rain we received. There are flash flood warnings in the desert and tons of snow in the mountains. We are [...]

The stock market has been very volatile to say the least. Today was no exception. It went from one extreme to the other. Actually 2 days basically the same. Down a few hundred points at the open and choppy throughout the session and then strong close. I actually like this market because [...]

All the foreign stock markets seemed to plunge yesterday between 4-7% in one day. I was amazed at the big declines that took place for today when I read the closing numbers for those same foreign stock markets. Many, if not all, the foreign stock markets got ripped up today with even bigger declines.
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I love reading the business news and try to figure out how it will impact me directly and indirectly. Obviously I like to follow the stock market. I usually check the premarket trades to see what the day will start at. I notice that the Asian markets sometimes influence the American stock markets. [...]