| The KUIK Market Update for Tuesday, March 10: | |||||||
| Markets are down. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Time | Change | ||
| Dow | Down | (223) | points | 17,773 | 8:01 AM | ||
| S&P500 | Down | -1.1% | percent | 2,057 | (22.11) | ||
| Nasdaq Composite | Down | -1.3% | percent | 4,879 | (63.55) | ||
| 30 Year Treasury | Down | (6) | Basis Points | 2.74 | Annual Yield | ||
| The small-business optimism index by the National Federation of Independent Business edged up by 0.1 to 98 in February, which is the third-highest reading since early 2007. Of the ten index components, the largest gain was in the percent of owners reporting hard-to-fill openings. | |||||||
| European stock markets fell today as concerns over Greece’s reform program and speculation about a rate hike in the U.S. outweighed optimism over the European Central Bank’s Quantitative Easing program. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.8% to 390. The euro fell against the dollar to $1.07, its lowest level since April 2003. | |||||||
| Job openings in the USs rose 2.4% to 5 million in January and stood at a 14-year high, according to the Labor Department. The number of people hired fell slightly to 5 milllion. Separations, which ae layoffs, people fired, and workers who quit fell to 4.82 million down from 4.90 million. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nfib-small-business-optimism-index-edges-up-in-february-2015-03-10 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-slip-with-greece-denting-trading-mood-2015-03-10 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-job-openings-rise-in-january-stand-at-14-year-high-2015-03-10 | |||||||
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