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Some econ reports coming up at 8:30AM yet.


http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080313/economy.html

AP
Retail Sales Plunge by 0.6 Percent
Thursday March 13, 8:35 am ET
By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer

Retail Sales Post Worse-Than-Expected Showing in February Raising More Recession Worries


WASHINGTON (AP) -- In another worrisome sign that the country could be falling into a recession, retail sales fell by a much worse-than-expected amount in February.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that retail sales plunged by six-tenths of a percentage point last month, far worse than the small two-tenths of a percentage point increase that analysts had been expecting.

The weakness was widespread with sales of autos, furniture and appliances all down