The KUIK Morning Market Report for Friday, May 17: |
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Markets are up. |
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Index |
Direction |
Change |
Units |
Last |
Time |
Change |
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Dow |
Up |
62 |
points |
15,298 |
7:04 AM |
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S&P500 |
Up |
0.55% |
percent |
1,660 |
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9.14 |
points |
Nasdaq Composite |
Up |
0.57% |
percent |
3,484 |
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23.82 |
points |
30 Year Treasury |
Up |
3 |
Basis Points |
3.12 |
Annual Yield |
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Nordstrom shares fell 2.4% to $59.69 . The department-store operator said late Thursday that its first-quarter profit declined as it lowered estimates for 2014 revenue and same-store sales. |
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch is bullish on the second quarter. They see growth of 1.8%, up from 1.3% and roughly in line with the consensus, wrote Ethan Harris, the firm’s head of North America economics, in a note to clients |
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Yesterday the House of Representatives voted to Obamacare–the health-care overhaul law. The House voted 229 to 195 to repeal the measure, with two Democrats voting along with the Republican majority: Mike McIntyre of North Carolina and Jim Matheson of Utah. The measure is expected to meet a death panel in the Democratic controlled Senate. |
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The Conference Board reported the leading economic index was up 0.6 95.0 in April after falling a downwardly revised 0.2 points in March. Economists polled by MarketWatch expected only a 0.3 increase. |
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Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. |
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fridays-movers-retailers-slump-on-earnings-2013-05-17?dist=markets |
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2013/05/17/merrill-lynch-is-no-longer-a-bear-on-the-second-quarter/ |
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/health-exchange/2013/05/16/no-surprise-house-opts-to-repeal-obamacare-in-37th-symbolic-vote/ |
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/leading-economic-index-up-06-in-april-to-950-2013-05-17 |
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