today the dow industrial snapping six dives gains. failing to close their down just a pound. the down fractionally, and the nasdaq was down the most by a quarter of 1%. if you look at the stock market, for the month and for the week, you see nice gains in december. all the averages are up just about 2%. so it certainly was a strong market. december is traditionally good for mark. the six best performers of the dow and seven of these members hit new highs. boeing, the top performer, up 82%. american express, nike, 3m, disney, and visa, and look at the s&p, if you thought an 28% gain in one year was a lot, look up 300% this year. best buy also up substantially.