Market Update Sat 10:03am ET: Weekly Recap - It was a mixed week for the stock market. Downward momentum from late last week carried into early this week, but the market then stabilized and went into a holding pattern.
Two themes from the past week were good economic data and continued mergers and acquisitions.
On Monday, the S&P 500 lost 7 points. There was no major news to account for the loss, but the tone had worsened late in the prior week. Tuesday, the S&P was down a miniscule 0.30 for its fourth straight loss. That changed on Wednesday, as the S&P gained 3 points and...
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Weight Loss: The Golden Rule. Every 3,500 calories you take in and don't burn off equals 1 pound of body weight. How much is 3,500 calories? That's 7 slices of pizza, 3 pints of premium ice cream, or 7 bagels with cream cheese.
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