The Epicurus Index and Other Indices
| The Epicurus Index see list below |
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| Dow Jones Industrials | |
| NASDAQ Composite | |
| S&P 500 | |
| 10 Year Treasury | |
| Crude Oil | |
| FTSE 100 (London) | |
| CAC 40 (Paris) | |
| DAX (Frankfurt) | |
| Hang Seng (Hong Kong) | |
| Nikkei 225 (Osaka) | |
| Straits Times (Singapore) |
The Epicurus Index (above) is our own index, consisting of 26 stocks, listed below, representing food, beverages and lodging. Each ticker symbol is linked to its corresponding page, providing company information.
| Ticker Symbol | Company Name | Ticker Symbol | Company Name |
| DEO | Diageo plc | ROX | Castle Brands |
| CQB | Chiquita Brands | STZ | Constellation Brands |
| YUM | Yum Brands, Inc. | BGS | B & G Foods, Inc. |
| SFD | Smithfield Foods, Inc. | HSY | The Hershey Company |
| MHGC | Morgan’s Hotel Group | WYNN | Wynn Resorts Limited |
| OEH | Orient-Express Hotels | KO | The Coca-Cola Company |
| CAG | ConAgra Foods, Inc. | PEP | Pepsico, Inc. |
| KFT | Kraft Foods, Inc. | SYY | Sysco Corporation |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. | DLM | DelMonte Foods, Inc. |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corp. | BKC | Burger King Holdings Inc. |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
| MAR | Marriott International | WEN | Wendy’s/Arby’s Group |
| CHH | Choice Hotels, Inc. | HOT | Starwood Hotels & Resorts |
Find more information, such as precious and common metals and currencies on this page.
Market News from The Wall Street Journal.
WSJ.com: Markets: Markets
Bernanke said the Fed could start reducing bond buying “in the next few meetings” but warned against premature action, amid conflicting messages that roiled markets.
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Ghana hopes to become the latest African country to ride the wave of cheap borrowing with the sale of a new bond aimed at international markets for only the second time in its history.
Copper prices settled near six-week highs but pulled back from earlier peaks, as worries about the future of the Fed’s monetary stimulus tempered suggestions of tighter supplies.
