Mid-Week

The middle of the week brought little movement on the markets. NASDAQ continued to slip a little, while some gains were seen in the large-cap area. An interesting report came out about the competitiveness of various countries. We're number 2! Behind Finland! It seems the Scandinavians are very good at using technology and at managing their finances. Read the report in the WSJ at http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112791215561554472,00.html?mod=home_whats_news_us. Dow +16.88 NASDAQ -1.02 S&P 500 +1.23