While you were sleeping: Concern about complacency

Tue, 09 May 2017

By Margreet Dietz May 10 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street was mixed, after touching record highs earlier in the day, as the price of oil fell and the US dollar rose. In 2.47pm trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1 percent. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.3 percent. In 2.32pm trading, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.1 percent. Earlier in the session the S&P 500 climbed to a record 2,403.87, while the Nasdaq touched an all-time high of 6,133.00. "In the short-term, investors can enjoy this...

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