Financial Clues

Financial facts, political observations, and investment thoughts.

Recent Market Records

07/11/08---Crude oil trades at all-time high of $147.27
06/27/08---Corn trades at all-time high of $7.65
04/22/08---Euro trades at all-time high of $1.5985
03/17/08---Gold trades at all-time high of $1014.60
03/17/08---Silver trades at 27-year high at $21.185
03/17/08---US Dollar trades at all-time low of $70.81
02/25/08---Spring Wheat trades at all-time high of $25.00
10/09/07---S&P 500 closes at 1565.15
10/09/07---DJIA closes at 14164.53
09/20/07---Canadian loonie trades at parity to US dollar for first time in 30 years
07/23/07---Industrial & Commercial Bank of China becomes world's largest bank
07/21/07---Burj Dubai becomes the world's tallest building