Financial Markets » Markets http://www.appapillai.com/blog Random musings on global financial markets, technology, physics and geopolitics Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:58:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 US Equity Markets http://www.appapillai.com/blog/2008/04/09/us-equity-markets-3/ http://www.appapillai.com/blog/2008/04/09/us-equity-markets-3/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:22:30 +0000 mano http://www.appapillai.com/blog/?p=14  

The downward trend in the market continued today . .  a steady decline, not a major decline. Earnings reported continue to be lower as expected giving no reason for the markets to rally. Key technical support levels will be reached soon and whether these levels hold will depend on the earnings reported.

Below are key ETFs that are traded:

 

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For background on the story from the Wikipedia :

Joseph D. Jamail, Jr (born October 19, 1925 in Houston, Texas) is a Lebanese American attorney and billionaire. One of the wealthiest lawyers in America, he is frequently referred to as the King of Torts. In 1985, Mr. Jamail represented Pennzoil in a lawsuit against Texaco. Pennzoil won the case and his contingency fee was $335 million. According to Carl Icahn, Jamail planned on using the proceeds from this case to “buy p?ssy.”

You can read more about Joe Jamail here and here.

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