ThiPhone 5c not only comes in colors (a first for the Aplle line), but also updates the operating system to iOS7. However, it failed to meet expected features.

Both General Electric and United Technologies Corp. supply aircraft engines and were likely bolstered by the end-of-summer rollout of several new Airbus and Boeing models. Of note was the debut of the 787-9 and its new paint job.

Microsoft’s gains continue to be bolstered by the ouster of CEO Steve Ballmer and the planned acquisition of Nokia. It has also been rumored that Nokia reformer and former CEO Stephen Elop may be tapped as Microsoft’s next CEO.

Thus encouraging a reduction of the asset buying program. Because the market has demonstrated sustained health, including a two-month long positive gain on the S&P 500 index, the Fed can now reasonably consider raising interest rates and decreasing asset purchases. While this shift is unlikely, its ramifications on the economy are unpredictable.

Monthly asset buying is a critical part of the Fed’s economic recovery plan after the 2008 recession. While lowering interest rates for banks, encouraging spending, the Fed was required to purchase certain kinds of assets from the government and banks, propping the system.

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The original resolution gave limited authority for President Obama to conduct, within the bounds of the War Powers Act, military strikes in Syria. The plan did not call for “boots on the ground,” but instead limited missile strikes.

The chief concern was increasing volatility in Syria, following the announcement of strike plans by the United States. At the time, it appeared that a more gentle, diplomatic solution to the conflict’s chemical phase would be impossible. Russia, however, closer in alliance to President al-Assad, negotiated a plan to put Syrian chemical weapons under international control. This, temporarily at least, alleviated fears of escalation.

Apple historically has witnessed a variety of stock price reactions as it unveils new models. However, the lack of apparent significant advancement over the previous addition, coupled by the introduction of a cheaper 5c model, failed to bolster investor worries. The stock closed just 1.2% below open, never approaching even its 5 day low.

A key indicator was China’s industrial production, which, do to its status as a global exporter, buffers the economies of essentially every world country. Reports indicated a 10.4% increase in output, suggesting, in line with other data, that China’s economy has nearly rebounded from the global recession.

Likewise, the near resolution of Syrian conflicts over chemical weapons, bolstered by a proposal from Russia that was accepted by Syria to confiscate chemical arms, steadied noted market fluctuations stirred by the conflict.

At note as well are existing repercussions of US and Canadian jobs numbers, lowering US unemployment to 7.3% on average.

The last low point for for the S&P 500 was in July of 2013, when the index hit 1,573.09. The index closed at 1,683.99, representing a two-month streak of relative gains. While fluctuations have driven the index back down, it has yet to approach the July low.