Dow Industrials hits new highs, but other indices lag. In most recoveries, small caps notably outperform big caps, but this has not been the case with this recovery. » Read more
The Group of 20 (finance ministers and central bank governors) signaled that while they would eventually be withdrawing their loose monetary stance, it would not be imminent. » Read more
A healthcare reform vote in the House tomorrow; why are HMOs trading up? You'd think the likelihood of a vote—and better than even chance of passage—would be a negative for HMOs. » Read more
S&P Futures dropped about 10 points as the October Unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent, the highest since April 1983. While this will be the headline in the papers, bear in mind that unemployment in the 1982 recession peaked at 10.8 percent at the end of 1982. » Read more
Friday: all about the unemployment rate. That's a bit different than usual, since traders typically focus more on job creation and destruction—the nonfarm payroll report—rather than the unemployment rate. » Read more
October retail sales. Now that all the analysts have finished opining to their clients, it's clear there's good and bad news about the direction of retail sales. » Read more
October retail sales generally positive, not as robust as last month, but we don't have the back to school stimulus that we had last month. » Read more
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A CNBC reporter since 1990, Bob Pisani has reported on Wall Street and the stock market from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for nearly a decade. Pisani covered the real estate market for CNBC from 1990-1995, then moved on to cover corporate management issues before moving to the New York Stock Exchange in 1997. Read his full bio here.
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