Bubbling Crude

Oil rose $2 a barrel today, putting a damper on HP's good earnings news. The result? A slight downtick on all fronts. While it has been private equity driving markets lately, Fed Chief Bernanke issued cautions about these guys. It was a flat day overall, despite my hopes for techs on this day after. DJIA -10.81 NASDAQ -8.04 S&P 500 -1.39