*JPMorgan's private equity unit to become independent; stock off 1.6 pct. NEW YORK, June 14- U.S. stocks fell on Friday as investors sold some shares to book profits a day after the S&P 500 recorded its second-best session of the year and disappointing data showed a decline in consumer sentiment.
Wall Street banks are paying Thomson Reuters to receive important data earlier and faster than the rest of the market. The early-released numbers include the results of the University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index, CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports. As the information is released to high frequency traders at 9:54:58, watch as the S&P 500 SPDR drops at that very moment.
Jeff Carter, Pointsandfigures.com, says the market seems to be rallying for all the wrong reasons. Also, S&P revised the U.S. credit rating to "stable," but Carter says they're using an accounting template to make their analysis, instead of an economic template. And the ongoing pension problems in Illinois.
The Federal Reserve won't change course on quantitative easing this week, Steve Weiss of Short Hills Capital says.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:10 AM ETAn airline passenger records a Chinese cargo handler as he tosses boxes of something on to and off of a conveyor belt for shipment. Hopefully, the cargo was packed well.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:33 AM ETPlans to take PC maker Dell private by leveraging the company's balance sheet are misguided, CNBC's Jim Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street" Tuesday, because the company is facing lower margins and an increased competition from rival Hewlett Packard.