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2/27/2015 The Chicago PMI for February plunged 13.6 points to a sub-50 level of 45.8, the lowest level since July 2009. The report attributes the plunge to bad weather and effects tied to the West Coast port slowdown.
2/27/2015 University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment has improved sharply the last two weeks as February's final index of 95.4 is up 1.8 points from the mid-month reading. The final reading points to a roughly 97 pace for the last two weeks which doesn't show that much slowing from January's final reading of 98.1.
2/27/2015 Pending home sales rose 1.7% in January to 104.2, pointing to moderate strength ahead for final sales of existing homes.
2/27/2015 The United States economy advanced an annualized 2.2% in Q4, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The new figure comes below a 2.6% advance estimate, due to lower fixed investment and higher imports
2/27/2015 Consumer prices in Germany are expected to rise 0.1% year-on-year in February, recovering from a 0.4% drop in the previous month, as food and energy prices decreased at a slower pace.
2/27/2015 The US is in deflation territory: the consumer price index (CPI) showed that prices fell 0.1% in January compared to last year, in negative territory or the first time since October 2009.
2/27/2015 The Swedish economy advanced a seasonally adjusted 1.1% on quarter in the last three months of 2014, better than market expectations. It is the highest growth rate in seven quarters, due to a surge in investment and private consumption

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Wal-mart is seemingly losing its "bad guy" façade by announcing the increase of wages and benefits for over half a million employees. However, such changes come at a high cost, even for a company of 1.3 million employees. Do you believe that these changes will actually help or hurt Wal-mart's business and image in the long run? Let us know what you think!
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Charles Payne's Market Commentary
Let's Talk Red Flags
2/27/2015 - The market has begun to spin its wheels and that makes people
nervous. I will lay out the red flags. I am not talking about
the $18 trillion in government debt, the Fed's balance sheet,
or the ticking time bomb of pensions, but trends that could
arguably derail the stock market rally.

Earnings are
beating lowered estimates, but are yielding less than the
twenty-year average. Sure, stock yields are attractive versus
bond yields, but are they good enough to just... MORE

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Wage Wars

Of all the news out in recent weeks on of the biggest stories came from Wal-Mart when they lifted the wages for starting employees and other management levels. Entry-level employees will start out at $9.00 an hour. Next year, employees with six months of skill-based training will see their wages Read more.

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Econ Wrap-Up: GDP, Chicago PMI, Consumer Sentiment, Pending Home Sales

2/27/2015 By Jennifer Coombs
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) downwardly revised its original Q4-2014 US gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate to 2.2% from an earlier estimate of 2.6%. The equity markets were unmoved by this and proceeded to open in the red as this reading is far lower than the impressive 5.0% growt

Economy

Econ Wrap-Up: CPI, Durable Goods, and FHFA House Price Index

2/26/2015 By Jennifer Coombs
The negative trend in the consumer price index (CPI) continues to be prominent at the headline level thanks the decline in energy prices. The overall CPI fell by a sharp 0.7% in January after declining by 0.3% in December, but was only slightly below the consensus estimate of a 0.6% decline. This

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Staying Course Typically Reaps In Rewards

2/25/2015 By Charles Payne, CEO & Principal Analyst
This amazing underperformance puts in one’s head the notion that it is the little guy who is dumb and should be the contrarian, indicted for getting in and out of the stock market. Moreover, the fact

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Econ Wrap-Up: Case-Shiller and Consumer Confidence

2/24/2015 By Jennifer Coombs
While Yellen’s comments gradually lifted the market higher in the earlier half of Tuesday's trading session, there were several domestic economic releases that also had a mixed impact on equities. On Monday, we noted that the sales of existing homes was slowing, but according to the December reading

Economy

Econ Wrap-Up: Exisiting Home Sales, Chicago Fed Index, Dallas Manufacturing

2/23/2015 By Jennifer Coombs
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) showed that January was a good month for the economy as the index jumped back into positive territory at 0.13 from December’s revised reading of -0.07 (from -0.05). The three-month average for the index is quite strong, little changed at a positive 0.3

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