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February 5, 2012 12:32 AM EST
There were no real economic data to chew on. The National Federation of Independent Business, NIFB, released their optimism index, which showed a 1.8% increase in May to 92.2. Don’t get too excited. The IBD/TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence Economic Optimism Index fell 5.1% in June to 46.2 from 48.7. This is a June survey, so it may reflect the fact that the market fell over 10% throughout the month of May. Between the two reports, it was most... full story >>