Monday Tickers -- December 18, 2023

Locator: 46337INV.

McDonald’s (MCD): paid its quarterly dividend today, $1.67 up from $1.52 previously.

At the close:

At the close: losers among prominent tech tickers, most of which are in my tech bucket:

• AAPL
• AMD
• ARM*
• ASML*
• INTC*
• QCOM
• SWKS

*not in my tech bucket for new money.

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Stories I'm following today:

• resurgence of shale -- at least two big stories;
• the Bakken: flashback; Jane's commentary;
• southern surge and labor shortage;
• investing:
• Buffett and GM; parted ways earlier this year; GM is flat today.
  
• GS raises price target on AMD: AMD has been getting a lot of press over the past few days; ticker down slightly today; mostly flat.
  
• AVGO today: up 1.5%; up almost $17; now trading at $1.146.
  
• ORCL today: another big day for Oracle; up 2.4%.
  
• CAT vs UNP today: CAT down a bit, mostly flat; UNP up slightly; mostly flat.
  
• BRK today: up 1% today; the bull market / Santa Claus rally rolls on. 

Ticker AVGO: has more than doubled this past year.

Salesforce and Apple: a new partnership? I missed this one.