Pass the Leftover Eggnog
It is not surprising that the trading is slow and soft. News that President Obama and Speaker Boehner did not speak to each other over the holidays seems to be cause for additional pressure, but this is a market driven by disinterest more than anything else.
I continue to be frustrated that traders aren't creating at least a little better action in a few stocks, but there continues to be little speculative interest and few themes. Solar stocks bounces on news that Japan was cutting tariffs and there's a little bounce in metals and commodities, but the action is hardly more than a yawn. Big-caps Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG) and Priceline (PCLN) are doing little and what leadership that exists is random....61 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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