The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which industrials editor/analyst Isaac Pino and research analyst Catherine Baab-Muguira discuss topics around the investing world.
The Federal Reserve's announcements today provided few surprises for investors, but many market-watchers believed the continuation of Operation Twist, which the Fed confirmed through 2012, would boost the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Instead, the Dow closed down 0.1%. However, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed that all of the tools were on the table: "If we don’t see continued improvement in the labor market, we'll be prepared to take additional steps if appropriate." In the following video, Isaac sheds some light on an uncertain market and identifies what he believes could be the strongest industry among the Dow components.
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