A little dose of reality today,,,,,,,,,,,,,
All bad numbers , but markets only down a little... .38% LOL, Plunge protection team is working 24-7 anymore.
Date Time Release Impact For Actual Expected Prior
Jan 12 8:30 AM Initial Claims 01/07 399K 375K 375K
Jan 12 8:30 AM Continuing Claims 12/31 3628K 3600K 3609K
Jan 12 8:30 AM Retail Sales Dec 0.1% 0.4% 0.4%
Jan 12 8:30 AM Retail Sales ex-auto Dec -0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Jan 12 10:00 AM Business Inventories Nov 0.3% 0.5% 0.8%
Jan 12 2:00 PM Treasury Budget Dec - -$84.0B -$78.1B
http://finviz.com/

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.