The Graphics Page -- December 12, 2023

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I've been watching a lot of CNBC the last few weeks. It was worse than usual today at "Power Lunch." Even the host was (negatively) amazed how negative everyone was. Fortunately Josh was there to help us out.

It's been entertaining to listen to the bears and naysayers "explain" why they missed the 2023 market, and their negative thoughts going into 2024.

There really is a "buying" time and a "selling" time.

I can't think of two more diametrically opposed tickers, one for the bears playing defense, and one for the bulls on offense. And, yes, we all had the same information one year ago:

SRE is a brick in my investing foundation but I will never add another share. I've moved on. 

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Again, all my posts are done quickly. There will be typographical and content errors in all my posts. If any of my posts are important to you, go to the source.

Now, for the rest of the charts:

Amgen will raise its dividend from $2.13 to $2.25 -- a 5.6% increase -- which beats inflation, and about matches Treasuries and money market funds.