The Markets

Now that I'm caught up, what are the markets doing? Another nice day for investors. The DOW flat; oil up slightly.

Banks:

• BK and BAC: profits surge! Wow! President O'Bama's gifts keep on giving. Remember all that talk about "Wall Street" vs "Main Street." Yup, all talk. "Wall Street" doing just fine; "Main Street" not so much. BK at 52-week high.

Refiner:

• PSX: continues to fall

Operators:

• KOG: up, almost $9.00
• OAS: up nicely
• TPLM: up nicely
• SD: up very nicely
• CHK: up a bit
• CVX: up
• COP: up
• XOM: flirting near a 52-week high

Pipelines:

• ENB: up
• EEP: down; probably some profit taking;
  EPD: up

Utilities

• SRE: up; near a 52-week high
• CNP: down a bit

Miscellaneous

• XLNX: up, near a 52-week high

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