The Full-Time/Part-Time Employment Ratio Shows Little Improvement

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Doug Short
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Friday, January 10, 2014 3:00 PM EST
Let's take a close look at today's employment report numbers on Full and Part-Time Employment.
Mixed Data For Wholesale Sales In November 2013

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Steven Hansen
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Friday, January 10, 2014 11:30 AM EST
November 2013 wholesale sales and inventories data was mixed. This data series is very noisy, and has been on a roller coaster of one good month / one bad month – except the unadjusted data has had two bad months now in a row.
Target Sales Implode As Data For 70 Million Customers Was Stolen

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James Quinn
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Friday, January 10, 2014 11:25 AM EST
Target is an airplane with one engine on fire and the other engine smoking. The disaster gets worse by the day. The breach is now at 70 million and growing.
Employment Report: +74K

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Gary Tanashian
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Friday, January 10, 2014 11:15 AM EST
U.S. Posts Smallest Jobs Gain in Three Years
ECRI Recession Watch: Weekly Update Advisor Perspectives

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Doug Short
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Friday, January 10, 2014 11:10 AM EST
The Weekly Leading Index of the Economic Cycle Research Institute is at 133.0, up from last week's. The WLI annualized growth indicator to one decimal place came in at 2.5, up from last week's 1.9.
Chart Of The Day - Athersys (ATHX)

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Jim Van Meerten
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Friday, January 10, 2014 9:46 AM EST
ATHX it is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery/development of therapeutic product candidates designed to extend and enhance the quality of human life. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 12/17 the stock soared 194.69%.
In this article: ATHX
E Data Breach At Target Significantly Worse Than Originally Reported

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TalkMarkets DailyTalk
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Friday, January 10, 2014 9:00 AM EST
The damage at Target was double what the company originally reported - now 70 to 110 million are thought to have had their personal information stolen. Also, data stolen could affect past customers, not only those who shopped during the actual breach.
In this article: TGT
New Jobless Claims At 330K, A Bit Better Than Expected

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Doug Short
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Friday, January 10, 2014 6:00 AM EST
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. The 330,000 new claims number was a 15,000 decline from the previous week's 345,000, an upward revision from 339,000.
Interview With Thom Hartmann Of The Big Picture

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Larry Doyle
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Friday, January 10, 2014 6:00 AM EST
Interview with Thom Hartmann of The Big Picture
Sears Reports Stunningly Bad Numbers & Stock Craters

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James Quinn
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Friday, January 10, 2014 5:17 AM EST
Sears announces that their sales plummeted by 7.4% in the fourth quarter and their margins were atrocious. They lost $300 million in one quarter and their YTD loss will be $1.4 billion.
In this article: SHLD
S&P 500 Snapshot: The Index Rises After A Confusing Employment Report

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Doug Short
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Friday, January 10, 2014 5:15 AM EST
The much anticipated December Employment Report was a bizarre mixed bag -- weak job creation but a surprising decline in unemployment.
In this article: SPY
Deflation Or Inflation? Long Bond At The Limit

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Gary Tanashian
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Friday, January 10, 2014 12:08 AM EST
The long bond is at a critical point right now. Given some improving technicals on the US dollar and negative ones in commodities (and their currencies; seen the Aussie and the Canada dollar lately?), what the bond does at this juncture will be telling.