Melt-Up for the Holidays?

(1) Santa’s little helper. (2) From lump of coal to lump of sugar. (3) Transportation stocks on a roller coaster. (4) Yellen’s fairy dust full of good cheer. (5) Yellen claims FOMC members not worried about plunging oil prices, jumping junk yields, or imploding Russian ruble. Or are they? (6) Fed-Speak: Inflationary expectations vs. inflationary compensation. (7) December often stuffs goodies in socks and stocks. (8) A bull market for all seasons. (9) Dr. Ed’s Movie Reviews: 2014. (10) See you next year.