published Aug 15, 2017 3:30:07 PM, by Robert Burgess (Bloomberg Prophets) —The rally this year in U.S. stocks has been defined by its lack of breadth. Put another way, without the eye-popping returns of a few high-flying technology stocks, the performance of the market would look very different — and

Gasoline is not that expensive. One would argue that right now with prices in the United States as the highest ever. According to AAA the average regular gas price nationally is currently $4.31. Now, surprisingly this is lower than the $4.32 posted yesterday. This is the grade of fuel that cars made 2001 and older must use.