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...Relative forward P/E of software v semis, commercial & professional services v capital goods and C&P v transportation Bank of England stuck on hold — On Thursday there was consensus among UK policymakers...
...“I requested that Mitch M & Paul R tie the Debt Ceiling legislation into the popular V.A....
...The company’s shares, which fell 25 per cent in 2015, have risen 8 per cent this year but they lag the S&P 500’s 11 per cent gain....
...The tech-heavy Nasdaq and the wider S&P 500 both declined in the same period....
...UK snow could increase triple-dip risk: “Economists have warned that heavy snowfall sweeping across the country could increase the chances that the UK enters a triple-dip recession, as commuters brace themselves...
...At the close, the S&P 500 was down 0.2 per cent at 1,074.57, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.1 per cent to 10,138.52 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.1 per cent to 2,220.65....
...The ratings downgrade does not affect GE’s and GECC’s short-term funding ratings of A-1+, which was affirmed by S&P. The action follows a thorough review of GE’s portfolio by S&P....
...The same is true of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and of the Russell 2000, mapping smaller companies. So are things better than the Dow and the S&P tell us?...
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