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Dshort.com - Financial Life Cycle Planning. S&P 500 Snapshot: A Sine Wave and Closing RallyApr 15, 2014 Doug Short Before the market opened, the Consumer Price Index for March came in higher than forecast, although inflation remains exceptionally tame, and the Empire State Manufacturing Survey was surprisingly weak. S&P 500 ignored the economic data and resumed yesterday’s closing rally to its morning high about 20 minutes later. By 2 PM the index had executed a complete sine wave from yesterday’s close. It then rallied to its 0.73% intraday high shortly before the final bell, which recorded a trimmed gain of 0.68%.More... The Economy In PicturesApr 15, 2014 Lance Roberts It is sometimes helpful to view the various economic indicators and draw your own conclusions outside of someone else’s opinion.

With the economy now more than 5 years into an expansion, which is long by historical standards, the question for you to answer by looking at the charts below is: "Are we closer to an economic recession or a continued expansion? " Briefing.com. The Big Picture. Ticker Sense. Here is an in-depth look from our March Reminiscences Newsletter at Wall Street's current weightings on sector positions as of the end of February 2014. Add to del.icio.us • Digg This! Observations.