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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (8/16/2011) US Housing Starts, Walmart Earnings
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CNNMoney: Permits to build new homes slump 3.2% and new home construction drops 1.5% in July, the government says.
MarketWatch: U.S. housing starts fall 1.5% in July as building permits drop; June figures revised lower
Zerohedge: US Housing Starts (Jul) M/M 604K vs. Exp. 600K (Prev. 629K)
Reuters: Qantas overhauls with $9 billion fleet order, 2 new airlines
Reuters: Smucker moves first to cut Folgers coffee prices
Yahoo! Finance: Overseas strength lifts Wal-Mart 2Q profit 5.7 pct http://t.co/4EWzmt1 $WMT
Yahoo! Finance: Credit card delinquencies mostly improve in July
WSJ: Manchester United is planning to raise about $1 billion from a Singapore IPO
Bloomberg: Europe Q2 expansion slows more than forecast |
Douglas A. McIntyre
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