The July Fourth holiday weekend also marks the end of the first half of 2009. We are now six months into a year that has been very difficult for many of us, but not without its signs of optimism. Here's a scoreboard for the first half of the year:
Dow Jones Industrial Average Ended the first half of 2009 at 8447, down 6.5 percent from 9034 at the beginning of the year.
S&P 500 Ended the first half at 919.32, down 1.3 percent from 931.80
Nasdaq Ended the first half at 1835, up 12 percent from 1632
Unemployment Ended the first half at 9.5 percent, up from 8.5 percent
Inflation The latest figures we have show the consumer price index dropping at an annual rate of 1.2 percent, down from rising 0.03 percent at the beginning of the year.
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