Congratulations on surviving the U.S. stock market's wildest week ever -- when the Dow registered some of its biggest ups and downs, gold briefly surged above $1,800 an ounce and interest rates on downgraded U.S. Treasury bonds fell to record lows.
In the end, the Dow closed down 1.5% for the week.
That was after stocks rose for a second straight day Friday after investors were drawn to the more positive of two economic reports. The monthly retail report showed consumers spent more on autos, furniture, clothing and gas in July, pushing up retail sales by the largest amount in four months. That seemed to outweigh concerns over a key consumer sentiment index falling to its lowest reading in more than 30 years.
http://www.freep.com/article/20110813/BUSINESS07/108130414/U-S-economy-s-wild-ride-far-from-over
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