At 8:30 a.m. futures are slightly up, the dollar is mixed as the yen is under pressure, and oil is down.
For a while the DOW crossed over into the 12,000 zone yesterday. Equities are looking pretty fluffy right now. Owning equities requires great patience. Its fascinating but in spite of the great recession, the market is responding in a typical historical fashion. It certainly did not feel like it would in any way whatsoever. One gets the sense that investors are expecting more. Remember, optimistic in times of famine, and pessimistic in times of plenty.
CNN: Stocks poised for lackluster open
...SnP downgraded Japan's credit rating...
(On Wednesday) The Dow finished at its highest level since the summer of 2008...
...stocks are likely to continue their upward march...
Oil for March delivery was down 54 cents to $86.79 a barrel.
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