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The S & P has traded in a very narrow 10 point range for the past 3 days, consolidating ahead of this morning’s jobs report. After several days of favorable regional Fed component data on manufacturing jobs, supported by the ISM on both manufacturing and service jobs, the weekly claims report undermined the optimism. The S & P was poised to take a positive surprise and push through technical resistance at 1130. Within the recent 10 poi... full story >>