Succinct Summations of Week’s Events 8.15.14

The S&P 500 gained 1.4% on the week and is just 1.5% off the all-time highs. 2. NFIB small business optimism rose to 95.7, up from95 previously. 3. U.K. unemployment fell to 6.4%, the lowest level since ’08. 4. Consumer confidence in Japan rose to an 8-month high. 5. US industria…

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Succinct Summations of Week’s Events 8.15.14