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Later, 1:58 p.m. central time: market is barely green; oil is up almost 1%. New highs 289 vs new lows 12. New highs include: UNP, XLNX, HP.

Being reported now: even the president appears to hate ObamaCare. Well, duh. He might lose the Senate over this.

One-half of young adults are ready to leave France: taxes. (CBN-TV) I doubt many readers will watch this video to the end, but it's incredible. Imagine if this story was by ABC or NBC about the United States.

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Nine companies announce increased dividends or distributions, including Devon.

Futures: both the price of oil and the Dow are up. The Dow is up strong, and the price of oil is solidly above $102.

I did not invest in any of the companies below. I don't have any plans to invest in any of them, but I mentioned them early on in the blog for those who might have been paying attention. Look at the two-year history for these shares.

MDU: 22 ->34
CCR: 98 -->126 (and as low as 63 in this time period
HP: 60 --> 100

I would mention more, but a) I'm running out of time; and, b) I can't find many examples of companies that make the point. BNSF, of course, is the one that would be most impressive, except I couldn't show it. It was a long term holding for me until Warren bought it. A nice proxy for BNI is UNP.