Economic Update for the week of October 28th, 2014

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE
WEEKLY QUOTE                “You don’t deteriorate from age, you age from deterioration.”       - Joe Weider            WEEKLY TIP               If you have served in our armed forces for 3+ years since 9/11, you can draw on the Post-9/11 GI Bill to pay for up to 4 years of in-state tuition and fees at a public college and as much as $17,500 per year of education costs at a private one. You may even be able to transfer those benefits to your spouse or kids if you have served this country for an extended period.        WEEKLY RIDDLE              What starts with P and ends with E and has thousands of letters in it?    Last week’s riddle: When I lose my jacket, I become larger and louder – but I also weigh a little less. What am I?      Last week’s answer: Popcorn.	October 28, 2014                         GAINS IN NEW & EXISTING HOME SALES According to the National Association of Realtors, the pace of resales improved 2.4% in September. NAR reported fewer sales of distressed properties and more home sales to families versus investors. The Census Bureau measured only a 0.2% rise in new home buying last month, but a 17.0% annualized advance.1          LITTLE INFLATION PRESSURE, LESS PRESSURE ON FED September saw both the headline and core Consumer Price Index rise 0.1%, putting the yearly gain for each at 1.7%. If inflation continues to be so mild, the Federal Reserve may choose to stand pat on interest rates well into 2015. Food prices are up 3.0% over the past year, but energy prices have fallen 0.6%.2         LEADING INDICATORS STAGE SEPTEMBER CLIMB The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index rose 0.8% last month to 104.4 after a flat August, suggesting solid Q4 economic growth. It rose 1.1% back in July.3         STOCKS SURGE 4% IN A WEEK Earnings beat forecasts, and investors bought back in: in five days, the S&P 500 rose 4.12% to 1,964.58, the Dow 2.59% to 16,805.41 and the Nasdaq 5.29% to 4,483.72.4           THIS WEEK: The NAR issues a new pending home sales report Monday, joining earnings from Allergan, Amgen, Burger King, Omega Healthcare, T-Mobile, Twitter, Merck, HealthSouth and Eastman Kodak. Tuesday offers the August Case-Shiller home price index, a new Conference Board consumer confidence index, September hard goods orders and earnings from Aetna, Aflac, Anadarko Petroleum, Ameriprise, Cummins, U.S. Steel, Whirlpool, BP, AutoNation, UBS, Macerich, Martin Marietta, Novartis, Panera, Marriott, Coach, Sirius XM, PG&E, Sherwin-Williams, Starwood Hotels, Spirit Airlines, Pfizer and Electronic Arts. The Federal Reserve makes a policy statement Wednesday, and Avis, Baidu, Kraft, Deutsche Bank, Hershey, Hyatt, Sodastream, WellPoint, Waste Management, VISA, Revlon, Goodyear, Kraft, LG, MetLife, Norwegian Cruises, LifeLock, Ralph Lauren, CBRE, Garmin and Barrick Gold all release earnings. Thursday brings a first estimate of Q3 GDP, a speech by Janet Yellen at a Fed conference, a new initial claims report and earnings from Altria, Avon, Constellation Software, Expedia, Fluor, Samsung, Royal Dutch Shell, GoPro, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Petroleum, Public Storage, Starbucks, Mosaic, Newmont Mining, CME, Groupon, MasterCard, Tesoro, Time Warner Cable, Cigna, Kellogg, Live Nation and LinkedIn. Friday, September’s personal spending report and the final University of Michigan consumer sentiment index appear along with earnings from Chevron, Clorox, Exxon Mobil, Hilton and Weyerhaeuser.    % CHANGE Y-T-D 1-YR CHG 5-YR AVG 10-YR AVG DJIA +1.38 +8.36 +13.70 +7.24 NASDAQ +7.35 +14.12 +21.62 +13.43 S&P 500 +6.29 +12.13 +16.39 +7.94 REAL YIELD 10/24 RATE 1 YR AGO 5 YRS AGO 10 YRS AGO 10 YR TIPS 0.39% 0.36% 1.51% 1.63%   Sources: online.wsj.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 10/24/145,6,7,8 Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly. These returns do not include dividends.
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«RepresentativeDisclosure»   This material was prepared by MarketingPro, Inc., and does not necessarily represent the views of the presenting party, nor their affiliates. This information has been derived from sources believed to be accurate. Please note - investing involves risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional. This information should not be construed as investment, tax or legal advice and may not be relied on for the purpose of avoiding any Federal tax penalty. This is neither a solicitation nor recommendation to purchase or sell any investment or insurance product or service, and should not be relied upon as such. All indices are unmanaged and are not illustrative of any particular investment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks. The NASDAQ Composite Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index of all over-the-counter common stocks traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System. The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged group of securities considered to be representative of the stock market in general. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx®, and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of securities listing, trading and market data products and services. The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the preeminent trading forum for energy and precious metals, with trading conducted through two divisions – the NYMEX Division, home to the energy, platinum, and palladium markets, and the COMEX Division, on which all other metals trade. Additional risks are associated with international investing, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic instability and differences in accounting standards. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.  Investments will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than when originally invested. All economic and performance data is historical and not indicative of future results. Market indices discussed are unmanaged. Investors cannot invest in unmanaged indices. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional.   Citations. 1 - csmonitor.com/Business/new-economy/2014/1024/New-home-sales-inch-up-to-a-six-year-high-in-September [10/24/14] 2 - 247wallst.com/economy/2014/10/22/september-cpi-avoids-deflation-fears/ [10/22/14] 3 - conference-board.org/data/bcicountry.cfm?cid=1 [10/23/14] 4 - markets.on.nytimes.com/research/markets/usmarkets/usmarkets.asp [10/24/14] 5 - markets.wsj.com/us [10/24/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F24%2F13&x=0&y=0 [10/24/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F24%2F13&x=0&y=0 [10/24/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F24%2F13&x=0&y=0 [10/24/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F23%2F09&x=0&y=0 [10/24/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F23%2F09&x=0&y=0 [10/24/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F23%2F09&x=0&y=0 [10/24/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F25%2F04&x=0&y=0 [10/24/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F25%2F04&x=0&y=0 [10/24/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F25%2F04&x=0&y=0 [10/24/14]        7 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield [10/24/14] 8 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyieldAll [10/24/14]

Economic Update for the week of October 21st, 2014

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE
WEEKLY QUOTE                “Never fight an inanimate object.”       - P.J. O’Rourke            WEEKLY TIP               A mental trick you can use to encourage consistent retirement saving: think of your monthly retirement plan contribution like a bill you need to pay.        WEEKLY RIDDLE              When I lose my jacket, I become larger and louder – but I also weigh a little less. What am I?    Last week’s riddle: It has a thumb and four fingers, but isn’t alive. What could it be?      Last week’s answer: A glove.	October 21, 2014      CONSUMER SENTIMENT: A PLEASANT SURPRISE Ebola fears and a choppy stock market haven’t quite rattled household optimism. At a reading of 86.4 (its highest in more than seven years), the University of Michigan’s initial October consumer sentiment index confounded analysts who expected a decrease from September’s final 84.6 mark. Consensus forecasts from MarketWatch and Briefing.com both predicted a retreat to 83.5. September’s 0.3% slip in retail sales remained a consumer question mark, especially after August’s 0.6% gain.1,2          U.S. INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT RISES 1.0% September’s gain doubled the forecast from Briefing.com and more than made up for the 0.2% August dip. Elsewhere on the factory front, the September edition of the Producer Price Index retreated 0.1% with the core PPI being flat.3         HOUSING STARTS & BUILDING PERMITS INCREASE The Census Bureau announced a 1.5% rise in building permits for September plus a 6.3% improvement in groundbreaking. The latter gain put the annualized rate for housing starts back above the 1 million level.1         DOW ENDS WILD WEEK WITH 263-POINT ADVANCE Even with Friday’s huge gain, the blue chips fell 0.99% across five days to 16,380.41. The week also saw retreats for the NASDAQ (0.42% to 4,258.44) and S&P 500 (1.02% to 1,886.76).4            THIS WEEK: Monday, Wall Street considers earnings from Apple, Chipotle, IBM, Boise Cascade, Gannett, Halliburton, Texas Instruments and Hasbro. September existing home sales numbers and China’s Q3 GDP reading appear Tuesday, plus earnings from Coca-Cola, E*TRADE, Lockheed Martin, Harley-Davidson, Verizon, Yahoo!, Whirlpool, RadioShack, Kimberly-Clark, Six Flags Entertainment and McDonald’s. The September CPI emerges Wednesday, along with earnings from Stanley Black & Decker, AT&T, Abbott Labs, U.S. Bancorp, General Dynamics, Boeing, Equifax, Dow Chemical, GlaxoSmithKline, Norfolk Southern, Northrop Grumman, Wynn Resorts, Xerox and Yelp. On Thursday, the market studies a new Conference Board LEI index, new initial claims figures and earnings from Comcast, IMAX, 3M, AllianceBernstein, Credit Suisse, Dr. Pepper Snapple, Amazon.com, Caterpillar, Eli Lilly, Dolby Labs, Dunkin Brands, General Motors, JetBlue, Pandora, Microsoft, Nielsen, Nokia, Occidental Petroleum, PulteGroup, Raytheon and Southwest Airlines. Friday, September’s new home sales report joins earnings from Ford Motor Co., UPS, Choice Hotels, Magellan Health, Omnicare, Procter & Gamble, State Street, Bristol Myers Squibb, Colgate-Palmolive, and Avery Dennison.    % CHANGE Y-T-D 1-YR CHG 5-YR AVG 10-YR AVG DJIA -1.18 +6.56 +12.77 +6.45 NASDAQ +1.96 +10.23 +19.49 +11.99 S&P 500 +2.08 +8.86 +14.69 +6.94 REAL YIELD 10/17 RATE 1 YR AGO 5 YRS AGO 10 YRS AGO 10 YR TIPS 0.30% 0.45% 1.45% 1.71%   Sources: online.wsj.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 10/17/145,6,7,8 Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly. These returns do not include dividends.
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«RepresentativeDisclosure»   This material was prepared by MarketingPro, Inc., and does not necessarily represent the views of the presenting party, nor their affiliates. This information has been derived from sources believed to be accurate. Please note - investing involves risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional. This information should not be construed as investment, tax or legal advice and may not be relied on for the purpose of avoiding any Federal tax penalty. This is neither a solicitation nor recommendation to purchase or sell any investment or insurance product or service, and should not be relied upon as such. All indices are unmanaged and are not illustrative of any particular investment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks. The NASDAQ Composite Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index of all over-the-counter common stocks traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System. The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged group of securities considered to be representative of the stock market in general. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx®, and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of securities listing, trading and market data products and services. The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the preeminent trading forum for energy and precious metals, with trading conducted through two divisions – the NYMEX Division, home to the energy, platinum, and palladium markets, and the COMEX Division, on which all other metals trade. Additional risks are associated with international investing, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic instability and differences in accounting standards. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.  Investments will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than when originally invested. All economic and performance data is historical and not indicative of future results. Market indices discussed are unmanaged. Investors cannot invest in unmanaged indices. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional.   Citations. 1 - nasdaq.com/article/dollar-gains-ground-on-upbeat-consumer-sentiment-data-cm403255 [10/17/14] 2 - marketwatch.com/economy-politics/calendars/economic [10/17/14] 3 - briefing.com/investor/calendars/economic/2014/10/13-17 [10/17/14] 4 - markets.on.nytimes.com/research/markets/usmarkets/usmarkets.asp [10/17/14] 5 - markets.wsj.com/us [10/17/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F17%2F13&x=0&y=0 [10/17/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F17%2F13&x=0&y=0 [10/17/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F17%2F13&x=0&y=0 [10/17/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F16%2F09&x=0&y=0 [10/17/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F16%2F09&x=0&y=0 [10/17/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F16%2F09&x=0&y=0 [10/17/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F18%2F04&x=0&y=0 [10/17/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F18%2F04&x=0&y=0 [10/17/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F18%2F04&x=0&y=0 [10/17/14]       7 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield [10/17/14] 8 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyieldAll [10/17/14]

Economic Update for the week of October 14th, 2014

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE
WEEKLY QUOTE                “If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.”       - Jimmy Buffett            WEEKLY TIP               If your child or grandchild recently graduated from college, consider suggesting a move that might help him or her get a financial jump on other millennials: living on 70-80% of earned income and investing or saving the rest.        WEEKLY RIDDLE              It has a thumb and four fingers, but isn’t alive. What could it be?     Last week’s riddle: It usually loses a head by noon, but that same head often returns by midnight. What is it?      Last week’s answer: A pillow.	October 14, 2014      WHEN WILL THE MARKET CALM DOWN? Earnings didn’t preoccupy investors last week; Europe did. The International Monetary Fund warned that the euro area could enter another recession; European Central Bank president Mario Draghi urged EU member nations to go in for quantitative easing, but German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble disagreed. IMF and Federal Reserve officials noted the potential for Europe to slow global and U.S. growth. Factor in a selloff in small caps and a plunge for oil, and you had the CBOE VIX hitting an 8-month high of 20.53 Friday. A very poor week for equities ended with the Dow at 16,544.10, the Nasdaq at 4,276.24 and the S&P 500 at 1,906.13. Losing 3.14% in five days, the S&P had its worst week in two years. Maybe earnings will pull some focus from Europe this coming week.1,2          OIL HITS A 9-MONTH LOW AS GOLD FUTURES RISE NYMEX crude finished Friday’s trading session at just $85.52 a barrel. Futures fell 4.4% in five days. On Thursday, West Texas Intermediate crude entered a bear market, one day after Brent crude did. Oil production of OPEC nations hit a 3-year peak in September. COMEX gold was the bright spot last week, settling at $1,221.70 Friday. Across five days, the yellow metal gained 2.4% for its first weekly ascent since late September. COMEX silver ended the week at $17.30.1,3          WALL STREET FINDS REASSURANCE IN FED MINUTES The Federal Open Market Committee again used the phrase “considerable time” in the minutes of its September 16-17 policy meeting – a rough projection of the lag time between the end of QE3 and adjustments to the federal funds rate. That language helped the S&P 500 rise 1.8% Wednesday.4            THIS WEEK: EU finance ministers meet on Monday, which is also Columbus Day; U.S. bond markets will be closed. Tuesday, earnings from Citigroup, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Healthcare Services, Intel, CSX, Domino’s Pizza, J.B. Hunt and Johnson & Johnson arrive plus a report on September euro area industrial output. September’s PPI and retail sales data appear Wednesday, plus a new Fed Beige Book, China’s latest inflation reading and earnings from American Express, eBay, Kinder Morgan, PNC, Bank of America, BlackRock, Netflix and Charles Schwab. Thursday brings the latest CPI for the euro area, numbers on U.S. industrial output and earnings from BB&T, Fifth Third, AMD, Blackstone Group, Capital One, Delta Air Lines, Bancorp, Goldman Sachs, Google, Mattel, Philip Morris, SanDisk, Schlumberger and UnitedHealth. Friday morning, Fed chair Janet Yellen speaks in Boston and Wall Street looks at September housing starts data and the initial October consumer sentiment index from the University of Michigan.    % CHANGE Y-T-D 1-YR CHG 5-YR AVG 10-YR AVG DJIA -0.20 +9.37 +13.54 +6.41 NASDAQ +2.39 +13.71 +19.98 +12.17 S&P 500 +3.13 +12.62 +15.58 +6.95 REAL YIELD 10/10 RATE 1 YR AGO 5 YRS AGO 10 YRS AGO 10 YR TIPS 0.35% 0.50% 1.56% 1.78%   Sources: online.wsj.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 10/10/145,6,7,8 Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly. These returns do not include dividends.
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«RepresentativeDisclosure»   This material was prepared by MarketingPro, Inc., and does not necessarily represent the views of the presenting party, nor their affiliates. This information has been derived from sources believed to be accurate. Please note - investing involves risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional. This information should not be construed as investment, tax or legal advice and may not be relied on for the purpose of avoiding any Federal tax penalty. This is neither a solicitation nor recommendation to purchase or sell any investment or insurance product or service, and should not be relied upon as such. All indices are unmanaged and are not illustrative of any particular investment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks. The NASDAQ Composite Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index of all over-the-counter common stocks traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System. The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged group of securities considered to be representative of the stock market in general. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx®, and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of securities listing, trading and market data products and services. The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the preeminent trading forum for energy and precious metals, with trading conducted through two divisions – the NYMEX Division, home to the energy, platinum, and palladium markets, and the COMEX Division, on which all other metals trade. Additional risks are associated with international investing, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic instability and differences in accounting standards. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.  Investments will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than when originally invested. All economic and performance data is historical and not indicative of future results. Market indices discussed are unmanaged. Investors cannot invest in unmanaged indices. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional.   Citations. 1 - bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-09/index-futures-slip-as-stocks-slump-while-oil-extends-drop.html [10/10/14] 2 - markets.on.nytimes.com/research/markets/usmarkets/usmarkets.asp [10/10/14] 3 - proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/57379/gold-slides-03-oil-records-biggest-weekly-drop-since-january-57379.html [10/10/14] 4 - usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2014/10/08/stocks-wednesday/16900165/ [10/8/14] 5 - markets.wsj.com/us [10/10/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F10%2F13&x=0&y=0 [10/10/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F10%2F13&x=0&y=0 [10/10/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F10%2F13&x=0&y=0 [10/10/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F9%2F09&x=0&y=0 [10/10/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F9%2F09&x=0&y=0 [10/10/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F9%2F09&x=0&y=0 [10/10/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F11%2F04&x=0&y=0 [10/10/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F11%2F04&x=0&y=0 [10/10/14] 6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F11%2F04&x=0&y=0 [10/10/14]        7 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield [10/10/14] 8 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyieldAll [10/10/14]