The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded down to 12,661.48 Monday morning then rebounded above 12,760 in the afternoon before fading in the final hour of trading. The NASDAQ traded down to 2898.90

The Nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $52.6 billion in January from $50.4 billion (revised) in December. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened below 12,900 trading down to 12,817.69 and the afternoon rebound was below 12,900. The NASDAQ traded up to 2918.26 then declined to 2892.71 before

The S&P Case Shiller Home Price Index showed that the 20-City Composite showed a 1.3% decline in prices in November versus October and 3.7% year over year. The Chicago PMI Index fell to 60.2

The long string of positive economic news appears to be continuing. While still not the sort of firmly good news many would hope for, housing sales in December made modest gains, giving further