Good: Stocks rallied off the lows and ended mixed for the week The NFIB small business optimism index rose to 95.4, beating estimates for 95 Retail sales rose 0.6%, beating estimates for 0.5% Industrial production rose +0.6% in July and also beat estimates for 0.4% Producer prices rose to a seasonally adjusted +0.2% rate, beating estimates…
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We will have our award winning, over-the-top, in-depth report for you over the weekend. In a few short few words….even with the mid-week reversal, we are less than thrilled with the overall market but a few areas continue to emerge: Utilities coming up the right side off of lower rates, the same for Reits. On…
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Investor’s Edge: 08/13/2015
