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The economy created 248,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent, propelling all three major indexes to gain over one percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +1.24 percent, +208.64 points, to land at 17,009.69, while the Nasdaq advanced +1.03 percent, +45.42 points to close at

Worried investors are returning to the shelter of gold as the three major indexes remained flat in today’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped -0.02 percent, -3.66 points, to land at 16,801.05, while the Nasdaq nudged up +8.01 points, +0.18 percent to close at 4,430.20. The S&P 500 gained

The fear among investors may have hit a fever pitch because of ebola, ISIS, Europe’s economy, or protests in Hong Kong, as more stocks have hit 52-week lows as opposed to 52-week highs. It may be the “correction” that some analysts and pundits have bandied about recently. As CNNMoney informs

The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down for the second straight day, although managing to keep its head above the 17,000 mark, -28.32 points, -0.17 percent, to close at 17,042.90. Both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 fell -0.28 percent, the Nasdaq dropping -12.46 points, to end the day at