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    <updated>2010-03-10T13:55:46Z</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>Futures Set to Move Slightly Higher At Open &#45;  Dollar Optimism Continues, As Does Hopes of Recovery</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1123</id>
      <published>2010-03-10T12:51:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-10T13:55:46Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 10, 2010 – The futures are indicating slightly higher openings for the broader markets, which continue to be remarkably resilient given a general lack of bullish catalysts and the fact that stocks are trading on the higher end of trading ranges. In addition, the Street seems to have come to relative grips with the continued saga in Greece, where the latest report is that if Greece doesn’t get help from its EU neighbors it will go to the IMF for help. 
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    <entry>
      <title>Wit, Wisdom, Fools and Folly &#45; Tice Remains Bearish</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1122</id>
      <published>2010-03-09T21:08:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-09T22:10:08Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 9, 2010 – David Tice, of Federated Investors said book value for the S&P is about $450 and it could get to $400, but not immediately. He noted that he can’t say it won’t rally a little bit from here, but that he is “profoundly bearish for the immediate and long term.” 
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    <entry>
      <title>Wit, Wisdom, Fools and Folly &#45;  Biggs and Saut Are Bullish on Outlook</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1121</id>
      <published>2010-03-09T20:44:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-09T21:46:15Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 9, 2010 – Last year they called the bottom correctly. 
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    <entry>
      <title>Stocks Opening Lower &#45; 1 Year Anniversary of March Lows in 2009</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1119</id>
      <published>2010-03-09T13:29:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-09T14:32:01Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 9, 2010 – The futures are indicating lower openings for the broader markets after a lackluster session yesterday which managed to post gains, but lack of volume follow-through remains a strong indicator that there just isn’t any conviction out there amongst bulls. 
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    <entry>
      <title>Stocks to Tick Higher &#45; Quiet Week for Economic Data Ahead, Looking for Catalysts</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1117</id>
      <published>2010-03-08T13:26:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-08T14:29:13Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 8, 2010 – The futures are indicating modestly higher openings after the indices erased their losses for the year last week. 
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    <entry>
      <title>This Morning&#8217;s Key Economic Data &#45; Nonfarm Payrolls for February and Unemployment Rate (March 5)</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1116</id>
      <published>2010-03-05T13:24:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-05T14:29:23Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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      <category term="Economy"
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        March 5, 2010 – This Mornings’ Key Economic Data – Non Farm Payrolls Report for February 2010 – The number came in showing a decline of 36,000 in February (expectations were for a decline of 68,000), so the reaction was positive on the Street, with the futures rising to the highest levels of the session on expectations that the labor market is improving – and this is even after discounting against the weather. While the unemployment rate stayed at a 9.7% rate.
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    <entry>
      <title>Stocks to Get Lift on NonFarm Payroll Report</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1115</id>
      <published>2010-03-05T13:22:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-05T14:24:52Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 5, 2010 –  Stocks are set to open higher this morning as the Street reacts to less bad news than could have come in the form of the jobs data. 
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    <entry>
      <title>This Morning&#8217;s Key Economic Data &#45; Manufacturer&#8217;s Shipments, Inventories and Orders (Jan 2010)</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1114</id>
      <published>2010-03-04T15:52:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-04T16:53:55Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 4, 2010 – This Morning’s Key Economic Data – Manufacturer’s Shipments, Inventories and Orders (Jan 2010) –  the Shipments, Inventories and Orders data indicates some modest improvement, with the transportation sector driving new orders growth, up 15 percent to $44.6 billion. The key to the shipments increase was primarily driven by petroleum and coal products, while shipments of manufactured durable goods and transportation equipment both declined. 
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    <entry>
      <title>This Morning&#8217;s Key Economic Data &#45; Weekly Jobless Claims (week ended February 27, 2010)</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1113</id>
      <published>2010-03-04T15:09:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-04T16:13:43Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 4, 2010 – This Morning’s Key Economic Data – Weekly Jobless Claims – The number came in basically in line with expectations at 469,000, which is still very high. Keep in mind that anything over 400,000 is a ‘recessionary-like’ number, though the economy has shown expansion in the past couple quarters. We don’t buy any notion of a ‘jobless recovery.’
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    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Stocks to Move Higher &#45; Weekly Jobless Claims Came in as Expected, Strength in Retail</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1109</id>
      <published>2010-03-04T12:56:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-04T13:59:25Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 4, 2010 – The futures are moving higher this morning, stabilizing on the heels of the weekly jobless claims data and relatively upbeat news on the retail sales data from Target, Macy’s, American Eagle and Gap. Consumer discretionary stocks may get a boost on the data in today’s session. 
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    <entry>
      <title>Stocks to Open Modestly Higher &#45; Still Looking For Conviction, But Jobs Data Remains Concern</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1106</id>
      <published>2010-03-03T13:11:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-03T14:13:54Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
                  </author>

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        March 3, 2010 – The futures are indicating higher openings this morning for the broader markets, amidst increasing optimism that Greece is getting a plan with support in order to deal with its debt crisis, and optimism  increases here in the U.S. toward a recovery, though the underlying economic data certainly don’t support the mood.
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    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Markets Set to Extend Yesterday&#8217;s Gains &#45;  Volume Remains Soft, Gold Moving Higher</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1104</id>
      <published>2010-03-02T13:19:01Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-02T14:23:10Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 2, 2010 – The futures are indicating higher openings for the broader markets this morning as the Street continues to calibrate for aid to Greece and a relative lack of bad economic news so far this week. As we note below, however, if volume is any indication – and we think it is – there remains a lack of conviction out there amongst bulls. 
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    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>This Morning&#8217;s Key Economic Data &#45; Personal Spending, Income and Savings (January 2010)</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1103</id>
      <published>2010-03-01T15:02:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-01T16:09:59Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
                  </author>

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        March 1, 2010 – This Morning’s Key Economic Data – Personal Income and Outlays for January 2010 – It looks like consumers continue to spend more than they are making, with the outlays component coming in at a 0.5% uptick (expectations were for a 0.4% increase) while the income component came in at a 0.1% increase (expectations were for a 0.4% increase here as well). Personal savings declined to 3.3% from 4.2% in December.
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    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Stocks to Kick Off March Session Higher</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1101</id>
      <published>2010-03-01T13:21:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-03-01T14:23:56Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
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        March 1, 2010 – The futures are indicating higher openings this morning, reacting to expectations for aid/bailout coming to Greece from European nations, and no negative surprises on the personal spending data for January.
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    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Markets to Open Flat to Higher on Better than Expected Revised Q4 GDP Data</title>
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      <id>tag:smallcappulse.com,2010:index.php/commentary/view/3.1100</id>
      <published>2010-02-26T13:18:00Z</published>
      <updated>2010-02-26T14:20:51Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>SCP Editor</name>
            <email>tpitcher@smallcappulse.com</email>
                  </author>

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        February 26, 2010 – The futures are indicating flat to slightly higher as the Street reacts to a better than expected revision on Q409 GDP. Worse-than-expected earnings from AIG are casting a negative tone for financial stocks, while concerns persist about the debt and potential default issues in Greece. 
      ]]></content>
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