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Moment and europe is higher. so looks like you'll get a reasonable start back from memorial day. worth pointing out some housing data and consumer confidence data for may so keep an eye on these points. we have had a big european election here as you know. there has been a pickup in support for right wing parties at the fringe and especially those who are anti-the european union construct. that though not expected to have a big impact on the markets. it's a lot about politics, a lot of politicians will be nervous in european capitals but don't expect it to be market moving. back to you. >> geo...

Have a few more records. the dow had another very good week last week gaining 257 points on the week and it's about 1.6%. the dow for the year is up 26%. nasdaq 38%. s&p 500 up 29%. best year for stocks since 1996 or 1997. a lot of people looking at their 401(k)s and very happy about what they see. internet and social media companies are showing some of the biggest gains of the year. facebook is up more than 100% this year. google up, wow, nearly 60% and topped a thousand dollars a share. netflix up 300%. twitter had a stumble. twitter shares stumbled on friday falling 13% the biggest one day ...

Each piece of housing data so critical because this has been a bright spot in the economy. let me show you quickly the trend here for housing starts. again, this is construction of new homes. how are home builders feeling? are they getting access to credit? do they feel -- do they feel solid enough about the economy that they're willing to spend all this money to break ground? that's what you can see the trend here, not as rich as it was in the earlier part of the year. here's what we're watching closely. the rising mortgage rates. mortgage rates have been rising so far this year. now about 4....

Housing data. average americans may be getting priced out. in the second quarter, luke at this, nearly two-thirds of homes were affordable for families making $62,000 a year. that's the median income. you can see how that affordability is falling. next, the labor market. ne nearly 5.2 million net jobs were created since the recession four years ago but look at what was lost? mostly middle wage jobs and jobs we're creating, mostly lower wage positions. it costs 2 frown,0$41,000 to ra child. and that cost has surged 23% adjusted for inflation including housing, food, clothing, health care, as we...

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