Morning Market Report 5/24/2013

The KUIK Morning Market Report for Friday, May 24:
Markets are down.
Index Direction Change Units Last Time Change
Dow Down                    (59) points             15,235 6:58 AM
S&P500 Down -0.6% percent               1,641              (9.54) points
Nasdaq Composite Down -0.6% percent               3,439             (20.00) points
30 Year Treasury Down                      (2) Basis Points               3.18 Annual Yield
The Commerce Department reported orders for durable goods rose 3.3% in April to a seasonally adjusted $222.6 billion after a revised 5.9% drop in March. Economists polled by MarketWatch expected a  1.4% increase.  If we leave out the volatile transportation sector, orders rose a smaller 1.3% but demand was still broad based. Almost every sector reported higher orders.
 Business confidence in Germany rose more than expected in May, with the Ifo business-climate index   climbing to 105.7 points from 104.4 in April, German stocks moved slightly higher after the data, with the DAX 30 index up 0.2%.
Tech stocks are mostly down this morning. Saleforce.com leading the drop despite   an 8% jump in Pandora shares. Salesforce.com fell more than 7% at the open, after the cloud software company   reported a deeper net loss for the first fiscal quarter, as higher expenses crimp profit margins.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/durable-goods-orders-snap-back-in-april-2013-05-24
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/german-business-confidence-rises-in-may-reports-2013-05-24
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/salesforcecom-leads-techs-down-pandora-jumps-2013-05-24
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