| The KUIK Closing Market Report for Friday, January 3: | |||||||
| Markets finished mixed. | |||||||
| Direction | Change | Units | Last | Time | Change | ||
| Dow | Up | 29 | points | 16,470 | 2:19 PM | ||
| S&P500 | Down | -0.03% | percent | 1,831 | (0.61) | ||
| Nasdaq Composite | Down | -0.27% | percent | 4,132 | (11.16) | ||
| 30 Year Treasury | Up | 1 | Basis Points | 3.93 | Annual Yield | ||
| Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended his eight year record as Chairman of the Federal Reserve to American Economic Association today in Philadelphia. He said that without near-zero interest rates, new communication methods, and unconventional bond purchases, the economy may have stagnated or even fallen back into recession. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bernanke-defends-record-as-he-forecasts-growth-2014-01-03 | |||||||
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