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Rose 3. 8 to 2. 97 million from 2. 79 million a year earlier according to the labor department. David Charles Evans as we mentioned would not rule out the central bank pulling back in the Bond Buying Program in sent. That is lot earlier than he said before. The markets have begun to digest a world whereas set purchases are finite. Liz the department of justice suing bank of america for allegedly defrauding investors in connection with the sale of more than 850 million worth of residential mortgagebacked securities. The doj says the bank failed to conduct Due Diligence on any of the mortgage lo...

7 cents. And as oil futures stick around 100 per barrel, gas prices are above 3 in all major cities. Also, aig plans to cut 3 of its workforce. The insurnace giant mentioned the job reduction while reporting a 4th quarter profit. Ben lichtenstein of traders audio joins us on this friday morning. Ben, we are on an economic downer. This does not bode well im thinking for the gdp. What do you think and whats the markets response likely to be . Well if you take a look at yesterdays activity in reaction to to a weaker than expected retail sales number then i think you would have to assume the best ...

Headwinds out there, whether its gas prices, the payroll taxes, or whether disruptions. Lorwer income americans seem to be the most fragile, on tuesday Charles Holly said taxes are his shoppers number two concern, adding its the first time in a long time taxes were a top concern at all. Itg Investment Research chief economist steve blitz says this retail sales report illustrates two separate consumer groups. With higher income americans spending on autos and Building Supplies while lower income americans continue to be adversely impacted by higher payroll taxes, rising gas prices and delayed t...

Ended in both places with definitive outcomes. On wall street, that outcome was another record high close for the dow, and we begin there tonight. Now, the dows win streak continues. Nine in a row. The blue chip index hasnt done that in 16 years. In fact it hasnt had a down day this month. Today the dow added 5 points, ending at 14,455, its seventh Straight Record closing high. The nasdaq was up nearly 3 points and the s p 500 inched 2 points higher. That leaves it less than 11 points from its alltime closing high. Now, the markets got an early boost from strong retail sales last month, which ...