May 16, 2008      
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Bob LeClair's Finance and Markets Newsletter
  For the Week Ending: Change Change
  1/1/08 5/3/08 5/10/08 (Week) (Yr-to-Date)
Dow Jones Ind. Avg. 13,265 13,058 12,746 (312) (519)
(% Change)       -2.39% -3.91%
S & P 500 Index 1,468 1,414 1,388               (26) (80)
(% Change)       -1.81% -5.45%
NASDAQ Composite 2,652 2,477 2,446               (31) (207)
(% Change)       -1.27% -7.80%
           
S & P 500 P/E Ratio 18.6 22.6 23.0 0.3 4.3
S & P 500 Div. Yield 2.01% 2.16% 2.18% 0.02% 0.17%
T-bill - S&P 500 Yield 1.33% -0.66% -0.50% 0.16% -1.83%
           
30-Year T-Bond Yield 4.45% 4.58% 4.52% -0.06% 0.07%
10-Year T-Bond Yield 4.03% 3.86% 3.77% -0.09% -0.26%
90-Day T-Bill Yield 3.34% 1.50% 1.68% 0.18% -1.66%
Yield Spread 1.11% 3.08% 2.84% -0.24% 1.73%
           
30-Year Mortgage 6.17% 6.06% 6.05% -0.01% -0.12%
15-Year Mortgage 5.79% 5.59% 5.60% 0.01% -0.19%
1-Year Adjustable Rate 5.53% 5.29% 5.29% 0.00% -0.24%
30-Yr. - 1-Yr. ARM Rate 0.64% 0.77% 0.76% -0.01% 0.12%
           
$ Value of Euro () $1.4612 $1.5424 $1.5482 $0.0058 $0.0870
Japanese Yen (¥) / $ 111.40 105.40 102.86 -2.54 -8.54
Crude Oil, Spot Price $95.95 $112.60 $123.77 $11.17 $27.82
Gasoline, Reg. ($/Gal.) $3.05 $3.60 $3.61 $0.01 $0.56
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