Morning Market Report 9/13/2013

The KUIK Morning Market Report for Friday, September 13:
Markets are up.
Index Direction Change Units Last Time Change
Dow Up                     65 points           15,367 6:57 AM
S&P500 Up 0.22% percent             1,687             3.74
Nasdaq Composite Up 0.09% percent             3,719             3.31
30 Year Treasury Down                      (0) Basis Points               3.84 Annual Yield
The Commerce Department reported retail sales climbed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% last month. That was the smallest increase since April and below the MarketWatch forecast of a 0.5% increase.  However increase in sales for July was revised up to 0.4% from 0.2%.
The Labor Department reported the producer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in August after no change in July, Economists predicted a 0.2% increase. Energy prices climbed 0.8% due to higher prices for oil. But natural gas and home-heating oil prices fell in August.  The cost of food at the wholesale level, meanwhile, jumped 0.6% to mark the biggest increase in four months. Vegetable prices surged nearly 27% — the biggest spike since January.
Twitter plans to go public. The San Francisco-based social-media network said yesterda yit has filed papers as part of a plan for an initial public offering. The announcement was made via the company’s own official Twitter account with the disclaimer:  “This tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.” 
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sales-at-us-retailers-soften-in-august-2013-09-13
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-wholesale-prices-climb-in-august-2013-09-13
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/twitter-files-confidential-papers-for-ipo-2013-09-12-171034128
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