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Benzinga Market Primer: Tuesday, February 19
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 7:19am | 893Futures Rise on ZEW Survey U.S. equity futures rose in pre-market trading modestly after earlier posting losses as the German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index. The Index was released at 48.2 for February, well above forecasts of a reading of 35 and above the January reading of 31.5. It is important to...
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Positive Housing Data Powers Pulte
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 12:57pm | 675Shares of PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM) are surging 5.4% today following positive housing data that is extending a now lengthy bullish run for the homebuilders sector at large. Maybe the housing bottom has finally arrived. At least a case can be made for getting closer to that bottom and ensuing rebound...
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Previewing Tomorrow's Big Economic Reports
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 3:44pm | 197Tomorrow, June 15, is a big day in terms of economic reports and the markets will be watching and waiting with every breath as the economy appears to be weakening. At 7:00 a.m., the MBA mortgage index is going to be released for the week ending June 10. At 8:30 a.m., May CPI will be released. It...