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Stocks rebounded modestly on Wednesday after Tuesday's big sell-off, but volume was light and there was a bit of a fade into the close. The Dow ended the day up 54-points or about half of what it had been up just an hour before the close. The broader indices also ended the day with moderate gains so the bulls did win the day.

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Stocked opened lower to start the new week, and the selling intensified throughout the morning, but by early afternoon we did some some buyers show up to push the broader indices off their lows, although it was still a very red day. The Dow closed down 234-points as we saw 0.75% to 1% losses almost across the board. The I-fund outperformed because of another pullback in the dollar.
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Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed your Labor Day weekend. The bulls will hate to see last week go as stocks did what they tend to do before a holiday - that is move against the more prevalent trend. The Dow ended Friday with a modest 39-point gain after drifting lower all afternoon from some larger gains. Small caps led while bonds were down.

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US Job Growth Slows to 156K; Unemployment up to 4.4 Pct.

US employers added steady 156,000 jobs in August; unemployment rate ticks up to 4.4 percent.

https://www.usnews.com/news/business...e-up-to-44-pct

Stocks saw some positive follow-through the recent rally. The Dow gained 56-points and we saw 0.50% to 1% gains in most of the major indices. Volume was higher being the last trading say of the month and we saw the S&P 500 (C-fund) and the I-fund close out the month of August with a gain, if you can believe that. The S-fund finished August with a loss of 0.41% despite Thursday's 1% rally.

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