1. Economic Outlook: Investors Keep Calm and Carry On
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The Portfolio Strategies Group of SEI has released its first-quarter 2013 Economic Outlook. Some of the highlights are: ...

2. Economic Data Is Noise And Investors Only Should Care About Corporate Earnings
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Barry Ritholtz, a money manager, economist, and hugely popular blogger, says investors should really not care much about economic data because corporate earnings are all that matters.  ...

3. Fed Says Slight Rise In Interest Rates Is Sign QE Stimulus Is Working
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Fed chairman Ben Bernanke testified to the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday that interest rates have increased slightly as a sign that the economy is recovering.   He said it ...

4. Durable Goods Orders Fall But Show Underlying Strength Excluding Defense And Aircraft
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Durable goods orders fell primarily on the sharpest decline in over a decade in Pentagon orders for long-lasting manufactured products.   Overall orders fell to 5.2% in January to a seasonally ...

5. Fed's Stimulus Program Is Creating Jobs In Auto And Housing Markets; Bernanke Will Be Able To Give Positive Testimony To Congress This Week
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The Fed’s accommodative policies seem to be spurring job creation in the auto and housing industries.   In his testimony before Congress this week, Fed chief Ben Bernanke will have that ...

6. Home Builder Sentiment Wanes, Indicating Moderate Housing Recovery And Also Remaining Concerns
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Analysts are predicting that new home construction slowed a bit during January from a four-year high.   Momentum paused early in the year with builders breaking ground on 920,000, down from ...

7. How Do President Obama's Economic Statements Stack Up Against Other State Of The Union Addresses? Advisor One Traces 12 Past Presidents' Major Economic Themes
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...  But what have been the ideas of the 12 presidents in the most immediate past? Advisor One’s Dan Berman offers a look at each of the past 12 presidents’ big economic ideas. ...

8. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected With Four-Week Average Still Near Five-Year Lows
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The labor market continues to improve overall despite apparent setbacks around the end of the year and in January.   Weekly jobless claims fell more than expected, declining by 27,000 to a seasonally ...

9. Housing Prices Were Up During 4th Quarter Even As Economy Slowed
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Single-family home prices rose during the fourth quarter in 88% of US cities despite the slowdown in economic growth.   The low interest rate environment and improvement in the job market along ...

10. Recent Research Speculates On The Real Effects Of The Rebounds In The Stock And Housing Markets On Household Wealth
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How much value has been returned to US companies trading on US stock exchanges since stocks hit their lows four years ago? Think $10 trillion.   But has that figure along with the resurgent ...

11. As Expected, January Jobs Numbers Show Slowing Growth; Unexpected Was The Increase In The Unemployment Rate To 7.9%
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The month of January saw 157,000 new jobs created, signaling slow growth at the beginning of the year.   The unemployment rate ticked up from 7.8% to 7.9%. Estimates were for 166,000 new jobs ...

12. Personal Incomes And Savings Rates Increase As Consumer Spending Declines In December
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In yet another bullish sign for the economy, personal incomes rose 2.6% in December—the highest jump in eight years.   The increase was largely attributable to a jump in dividend income ...

13. Unexpected Fourth Quarter Drop Does Not Dampen Economic Outlook But Masks Better-Performing Sectors
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The unexpected drop in gross domestic product (GDP) during the fourth quarter belies the growth happening in business and in consumer confidence.   Economists are dismissing the report as any ...

14. Fourth Quarter GDP Actually Shrank; US Sees First Economic Contraction In Three Years
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  Gross domestic product (GDP) during the fourth quarter fell like a rock as businesses and investors pulled back in anticipation of the then looming fiscal cliff.   GDP actually shrank ...

15. Housing Prices Continue Rise To Highest Levels In Six Years, Countering Sentiment Drop From Payroll Tax Increase
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Prices of US homes are continuing to rise and are now at their highest levels in six years. This indicates the housing market will play a more central role in the economic recovery during 2013.   ...

16. FBI And SEC Look Into Early Release Of Economic Information Tied To High-Speed Transmission Systems
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Some leading financial media companies may have used high-speed transmission systems to access economic data a fraction of a second ahead of the official release, giving some investors a trading advantage. ...

17. Housing Recovery Is Fueling Improvement In Related Businesses, Indicating Expansion Of Recovery Into Other Sectors
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The recovery in the housing markets is beginning to spill over into other areas, particularly in earnings for companies that produce power tools, air conditioners, carpet fibers, furniture, and cement ...

18. Sales Of Existing Homes Drop Unexpectedly In December To Lowest Supply Level In Over A Decade
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One aspect of the star of the economic recovery, housing, took a breather in December as sales of existing homes fell 1% to a 4.94 million annual rate while supplies of existing homes shrank.   ...

19. Retail Sales Showed Strength At The End Of 2012 And Also Were Revised Upward For November
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In the final analysis, retail sales did not disappoint at the end of 2012. They rose .5%, the largest gain in three months.   Sales also rose in November more than previously thought with ...

20. Treasury Secretary Nominee, Jack Lew, Has Little Wall Street Experience But Is A Veteran At Dealing With Washington's Fiscal Issues
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  President Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew, does not exactly reflect the hope Wall Street bankers had that the president would go out of his way to reconcile with them.   ...