U.S. stocks rose in thin trade on Wednesday

Dow too moved up by 0.4 % ....U.S. stocks rose in thin trade on Wednesday as retailers' earnings and a report showing a slight improvement in private employment increased optimism ahead of Friday's payrolls report.
Source http://www.reuters.com/article/idCAN0427236720100804?rpc=44

Severe economic contraction?

‘It is thought that the extraordinarily tight and tense planetary aspect pattern in the sky right now, which concurs with numerous conventional technical indications, likely portends such a severe economic contraction.’

Source..http://www.arabianmoney.net/gold-silver/2010/08/02/financial-astrology-targets-august-6th/

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