Midday Friday markets were mixed as they were recovering from slow starts to the day.  The Nasdaq is trading barely in the green currently up 4 points, while the Dow and S&P are both down fractions of a percent.  Sectors were also mixed today with blue chips down significantly perpetrating the decline while financials were up slightly on the day.  Bank of America was trading up well over a percent a day after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke claimed he did not force the Merrill Lynch deal through despite opposition.  We’ll have more on today’s trading session and the markets movement at the close.  Also, coming sunday on our weekly newsletter will be analysis of the cap and trade bill’s futures in congress and how we expect its passage or failure to affect the markets and energy stocks in particular.  Make sure to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter to take full advantage of this opportunity to get the full article on Sunday.