Aetna CEO: Obamacare in ‘Death Spiral’
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-15/aetna-ceo-says-obamacare-in-a-death-spiral-with-sick-customers
Trump Tells Retail Executives Tax Overhaul Plan Coming Soon
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-15/trump-tells-retail-executives-tax-overhaul-plan-is-coming-soon
Apple is back on top in the smartphone wars with a razor-thin lead
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/15/gartner-apple-beats-samsung-global-smartphone-shipments-q4-2016.html
Friday’s Morning Look
Market Update: Stock futures are lower ahead of Friday’s open as the market finally takes a breather and pulls back from record highs. Gary’s Thoughts: Futures down…no issue here f the market sits, pulls back and relaxes. It is due. Economic Calendar: E-Commerce Retail Sales 10:00 AM ET Leading Indicators 10:00 AM ET Baker-Hughes Rig…
U.S. housing starts fall; building permits hit one-year high
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-housingstarts-idUSKBN15V1PX
Delinquencies among first-time and lower-income homebuyers just spiked, spelling trouble
Not fun… http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/15/mortgage-delinquencies-among-some-homeowners-just-spiked-spelling-trouble.html
The Future of Mobility – What’s Next? @FoxBusiness
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/01/17/future-mobility-whats-next.html
Trump Administration Proposes Stricter Obamacare Rules @FoxBusiness
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/02/15/trump-administration-proposes-stricter-obamacare-rules.html
Wednesday’s Closing Look
Stocks rallied on Wednesday as Janet Yellen spent the day testifying on Capitol Hill. Economic news was mixed. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.6% in January, which was higher than the Street’s estimate for for 0.3%. Separately, Retail sales, rose 0.4% last month beating estimates for 0.1%. The Housing market index came in at…
Pepsi blames global macro concerns for weak outlook; shares fall
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pepsico-results-idUSKBN15U1C9