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Prices at the pump were $2.98, on average, this past week, according to AAA.

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S&P 500 companies are beating fourth-quarter earnings estimates at a higher rate than the long-term average, signaling a bright spot.

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It isn‘t particularly intuitive, in that prices and yields move in opposite directions. It isn‘t especially transparent: Minute-by-minute trading isn’t easy for the average investor to track.

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And despite beating earnings expectations 13 quarters in a row, the stock declined the next day by an average of 3% after the last three of them.

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Momentum is also deteriorating, and support at the 21-day exponential moving average has faded, a line that had provided consistent support since the April lows.

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