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The nasdaq, the leader today up by 21. some retailers posted strong sales this holiday season. others lagged, but overall sales rose 3.5% last month, slightly below last year's level. among the standouts, limited, nordstrom's, and macy's. elsewhere, mortgage rates are starting the new year at record lows. according to freddie mac, the average rate for a 30-year loan is 3.91% this week. on the unemployment front, applications for first-time jobless claims fell last week. they dropped 15,000 to 372,000. that is down 11% from the same time last year. we're going to know more about the hiring envi...

Sales this holiday season. others lagged, but overall sales rose 3.5% last month, slightly below last year's level. among the standouts, limited, nordstrom's, and macy's. elsewhere, mortgage rates are starting the new year at record lows. according to freddie mac, the average rate for a 30-year loan is 3.91% this week. on the unemployment front, applications for first-time jobless claims fell last week. they dropped 15,000 to 372,000. that is down 11% from the same time last year. we're going to know more about the hiring environment when we get the december employment report, the payrolls num...