Wall Street Closes Meeting Without Big Fluctuations; DIJA Lost 5 Points
Monday, November 3, 2008
Dow Jones closed Monday in slight decline, with 5 points, on a quiet market awaiting presidential elections of Tuesday. Indices were held down by the shares of oil companies, which have been depreciated as a result of the low price of barrels of oil, but also because of negative results from the industrial sector published today.
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)index dropped by 5.18 points, or 0.06%, at 9319.83 points and the Standard & Poor's 500 fell by 2.44 points, or 0.25%, at 966, 31 points.
Nasdaq index rose by 0.31% or 5.38 points at 1726.33 points.
Barack Obama Is Still American's Favorite
Sunday, November 2, 2008
The race for the White House entered on the last turn. On November 4, Americans will elect their new president. According to the latest gallop polls, the democratic Barack Obama easily maintain an advantage of 5 points in front of Republican John McCain.
Obama will be voted of 49% by the Americans, while McCain is preferred by 44%. The difference between this two has limited in the last weeks from 7 to 5 points. Obama is in the forefront of all surveys made in September, but McCain has gained serious ground in three key states: Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania.
