Closing Market Report 8/17/2015

The KUIK Closing Market Report for Monday, August 17:
Markets ended up.
Index Direction Change Units Index Time Change
Dow Up                     68 points         17,545 2:44 PM
S&P500 Up 0.5% percent           2,102      10.90
Nasdaq Composite Up 0.9% percent           5,092      43.46
30 Year Treasury Down                      (4) Basis Points            2.80 Annual Yield
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned today that reduced defense spending could have adverse long-term economic impacts, including undermining technological innovations that ultimately produce jobs in the private sector. Speaking at a Brookings Institution event, Bernanke said, “By far the most important (impact), certainly in the United States, has been the linkage between defense military appropriations and broader technological trends.
Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cutting-defense-spending-could-hurt-economy-bernanke-warns-2015-08-17
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