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No refills. Stocks had a mixed close yesterday as the Fed decided not to change a thing. A slide in Retail Sales growth confirmed that the recovery is slowing down even as the typically brisk holiday shopping season began.

Almost cooked. Stocks rallied yesterday as Congressional leaders appeared to zero in on a stimulus package. Motivation on both sides of the isle sparked a broad-based rally in stocks.

By a thread. Stocks struggled to hold on to early gains as the Senate continued to flounder on fiscal relief. Healthcare workers are getting vaccinated and the US national death toll passed another ugly milestone, leaving investors on edge.

Watching the wheels go ‘round and ‘round. Stocks closed out a losing week in the red as lawmakers could not agree on the much-needed, yet highly elusive economic stimulus package. Sentiment is rising, according to the latest U of M survey - we like that.

Direction lost. Stocks slipped yesterday after poor economic numbers and more dissent in Washington. Airbnb’s IPO day pop was a good distraction on a day with very little positive news.

Rudderless. Stocks struggled to find direction yesterday with the vaccine not quite there yet and the expected stimulus… not quite there yet. Investors took the opportunity to rethink the benefits of growth stocks as money-losing mega-unicorn IPO rises +85% on its first day on the exchange.