GOP negotiator McHenry: cites progress in debt ceiling talks, but…

GOP McHenry says that:

• Debt ceiling talks progress, but…
• Warns that remaining problems become more difficult as progress is made
• The deal should be done the next day or 2 or 3.

Time keeps turning, but stock markets remain positive:

• S&P index rises above 100 weeks moving average

  Moving average
  

  A moving average is a statistical tool used to smooth short-term fluctuations in data and reveal longer-term trends. It is calculated by taking the average of a number of data points over a specific period of time and then plotting that average as a line on a graph. The most common types of moving averages are simple moving averages (SMA) and exponential moving averages (EMA). In financial markets, moving averages are often used to analyze stock prices, exchange rates, etc.
  

  A moving average is a statistical tool used to smooth short-term fluctuations in data and reveal longer-term trends. It is calculated by taking the average of a number of data points over a specific period of time and then plotting that average as a line on a graph. The most common types of moving averages are simple moving averages (SMA) and exponential moving averages (EMA). In financial markets, moving averages are often used to analyze stock prices, exchange rates, etc.
  Read this term at 4204.04. The 100 week moving average is at 4200.20

• NASDAQ

  NASDAQ
  

  The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It only tracks the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in terms of market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges. Launched in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it has been known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential stock exchanges in the world. NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since
  

  The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It only tracks the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in terms of market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges. Launched in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it has been known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential stock exchanges in the world. NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since
  Read this term The index is also above its 100-week moving average at 12903.07 and trading up 268 points or 2.12% at 12964.

• Dow Industrial Average is looking to break a 5-day decline. It is currently up 302 points or 0.92%