Good MorningThe S&P 500 moved up to set a new all-time closing high on Tuesday after several better than expected economic reports were released. Topping the list is retail sales which advanced 1.7% at the headline and core levels, both 0.2% above consensus. Elsewhere in the economy, business inventories rose more than expected as did the NAHB Homebuilder’s index which both suggest supply chain disruptions are easing.
The caveat is that, with the retail sales figures at least, all of the gains are due to inflation. With retail sales rising 1.7% and inflation up 6.2% economic activity is not expanding. Today traders will be on alert for reads on Building Permits and Housing Starts as well as an earnings report from major retailer Target. Featured: Biotech Opportunity Alert... (Weekly Investor Alerts) 
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Politics | | | Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday despite a rally on Wall Street after virtual talks between President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.4% to 29,688.33. South Korea's Kospi fell 1.2% to 2,962.42. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.7% to 7,36... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Mid-cap Tenable Holdings (NASDAQ: TENB) is up 4.5% since reporting better-than-expected third-quarter results in late October. The stock is forming a possible handle to a cup-shaped base it started in January. Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Global shares were mixed Wednesday after virtual talks between President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping.
France's CAC 40 inched up nearly 0.1% to 7,157.55 in early trading, while Germany's DAX edged up 0.2% to 16,276.37. Britain's FTSE 100 dipped 0.1% to 7,319.95. U.S. shares were s... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Europe is short of natural gas — dangerously short. A cold winter could mean a severe crunch, and utility bills are headed higher, burdening ordinary people and weighing on the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to help fill ... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Market-stand owner Kadriye Dogru makes do with stale, sesame-covered bagels, known as simit, for lunch these days. The widowed mother of two says she goes without lunch so she can put food on the table for her family later in the day.
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Markets | | | A 8% move in Tuesday’s session was enough to make shares of chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) one of the top-performing stocks in the S&P 500 index. It’s been a solid couple of weeks for the company, with their shares now up 50% since October. Considering Qualcomm’s stock was a... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the smog-shrouded Indian capital and neighboring states invoked harsh measures Wednesday to combat worsening air pollution after an order from the federal environment ministry.
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