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Benzinga Market Primer: Monday, April 1
Monday, April 1, 2013 - 6:42am | 782Futures Lower On Chinese Growth, Italian Political Fears U.S. equity futures slipped in early pre-market trade Monday as China's economy took a setback in March and Italy's political crisis flared over the weekend. China's manufacturing sector grew slower than expected in March, with the official...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Friday, February 1: Non-Farm Payrolls Edition
Friday, February 1, 2013 - 7:27am | 861Futures Rise Ahead of Non-Farm Payrolls, Manufacturing Data U.S. equity futures rose strongly in the pre-market ahead of the much awaited Non-Farm Payrolls report. Also, positive macroeconomic signs were seen in the form of stronger than expected manufacturing PMI's in China and the Eurozone...
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Tomorrow's Economic Reports September 1, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 3:10pm | 248Tomorrow is a massive day for economic numbers, with initial claims and ISM being the two largest reports. These two reports are certainly market moving, and traders will being attention to these releases. At 8:30 a.m., initial claims for the week ending August 27 are expected to come in at 407...
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Economic Data Mixed, Stocks Sell Off
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 10:04am | 108A couple of economic data points were just released, and both were weaker than expected, adding to the bevy of weaker than expected economic data points as the economy appears to be slowing. The May ISM number was just released, and it came in much weaker than expected, helping to add to market...
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Preview: Friday Morning's Economic Data (XRT, BBY, DIA, IYJ, VAW)
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 8:16am | 458Investors will have a slew of economic data to mull over this morning. The jobs report, which will be released at 8:30 a.m., will be at the forefront of the action. The data is sure to move the market which has been indecisive in this week's trade. Included in the jobs report will be Nonfarm...
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ISM, Construction Spending Mixed
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 11:01am | 70January ISM and December construction spending were just released, and results were mixed. January ISM came in at 60.8, versus expectations of 58.4. December's report was 58.5. Prices paid came in at 81.5, much higher than expected. December construction was expected to fall 0.4%, and it fell 2....
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ISM, Construction Spending Better Than Expected
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 11:04am | 74ISM manufacturing was just released and it came in better than expected, as did construction spending. November ISM came in 56.6 versus economists expectations of 56.5 October construction spending rose 0.7% versus expectations of -0.5% Stocks are sharply higher after these numbers, helped by...