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 Post subject: July 6th Friday 2012 Emini TF ($TF_F) points -12.20
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Trade Results of M.A. Perry
Trader and Founder of WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis)
Price Action Trading (no technical indicators)

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Price Action Trade Performance for Today: -12.20 points or ($1220) dollars in the Russell 2000 Emini TF ($TF_F) Futures.
Russell 2000 Emini TF Futures - 1 tick or 0.10 = $10.00 dollars and there's more contract information @ The ICE.
S&P 500 Emini ES Futures - 1 tick or 0.25 = $12.50 dollars and there's more contract information @ CMEGroup.

In addition, all trades were posted real-time in the free #FuturesTrades chat room. You can read today's #FuturesTrades trading chat room logs for details (e.g. time, price, contract size) about each one of my trades from entry to exit along with price action commentary as the trade traversed in comparison to what's shown in the above image...all archived @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=1267.

To join our free chat room...log-in instructions located at a different forum @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=630

Also, posted below are direct links to information about my price action trade methodology and trading plan (there's a difference between the two) that enables me to identify key trading areas in the price action that represent changes in supply/demand and volatility along with being able to exploit these changes via WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis).

Image WRB Analysis Tutorials @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/WRBAnalysisTutorials.htm and there's a free study guide of the WRB Analysis Tutorial Chapters 1, 2 and 3 @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=718.

Image Volatility Trading Report (VTR) @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/VolatilityTrading.htm and there's a free trade signal strategy @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewforum.php?f=89 so that you can freely test drive one of our price action trade strategies with support prior to purchasing the Volatility Trading Report (VTR).

Image Trading Plan Daily Routine @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=163&t=1526

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Market Summaries

The below summaries by Bloomberg, CNNMoney and Yahoo! Finance helps me to do a quick review of the fundamentals, FED/ECB/IMF actions or any important global economic events that had an impact on today's price action. Simply, I'm a strong believer that many variables (key market events) causes key changes in supply/demand and volatility that results in swing points and strong continuation price actions. Thus, I pay attention to these key market events from one trade to the next trade to give me the market context for my technical analysis. Just as important, these summaries becomes my archives to allow me to understand what was happening on any given trading day in the past...something I can not get from my broker statements alone.

Stocks End Down 1% On Jobs Woes

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A weaker-than-expected jobs report dominated investors' attention Friday, pushing all three major U.S. stock indexes down more than 1%.

The Labor Department's jobs report, which showed that the economy added just 80,000 jobs in June, came in below expectations and pointed to signs of a deceleration in employment growth -- a scary prospect for the broader U.S. economy.

"People are growing more and more concerned," said Douglas DePietro, managing director at Evercore Partners. "Everyone's asking 'how can we have a recovery without any jobs."

Stocks pared some of the steepest losses near the end of a light trading day on rumors of potential Federal Reserve intervention in the markets. A report in the Wall Street Journal said that Friday's jobs numbers could spark another round of bond buying by the Federal Reserve.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) closed the day down 124 points, or 1%. The S&P 500 (SPX) fell 13 points, or 0.9%. The Nasdaq (COMP) shed 39 points, or 1.3%.

The Dow ended the holiday-shortened week down 0.8%, while the S&P lost 0.5%. The Nasdaq was barely in positive territory for the week, adding less than 0.1%.

Worries over the health of the global economy also caused investors to flee commodities. Oil prices dropped more than 3%. Copper prices dropped more than 2%, and gold prices shed nearly 2%.

The technology sector added to investors' concerns after two companies, Seagate Technology (STX) and Informatica (INFA), reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results. Shares of Informatica, which makes enterprise software for corporations, dropped 27%.

* Fear & Greed Index

Other key technology companies traded lower on fears that slowing global growth could weigh down the entire sector. Shares of other enterprise data companies Teradata (TDC), Citrix (CTXS), and Autodesk (ADSK) also inked steep losses.

Meanwhile worries over the health of eurozone continue to bubble up. Spain is once again running into trouble as it attempts to borrow in the public debt markets. Yields on Spanish bonds hovered above 7%, a dangerous sign.

After a string of weak monthly jobs numbers and an unemployment rate unchanged at 8.2%, Friday's report will likely fuel arguments for increased intervention by the Federal Reserve.

Meanwhile, governments around the world have increasingly become dependent upon action by their central banks as the global fiscal crisis continues.

International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde said debt problems have spilled over borders. In a speech Friday in Japan, Lagarde said the IMF will revise down its next global forecast, due in 10 days.

"Over the past few months, the outlook has, regrettably, become more worrisome," she said.

* Internet blackout for thousands coming Monday

U.S. stocks pared earlier losses and ended mixed Thursday, as investors grew hopeful that interest rate cuts from China and Europe, along with tepid U.S. economic data, could bring more meaningful central bank action.

Companies: Shares of engine maker Navistar (NAV, Fortune 500) plunged after the company said it would change its engine to meet U.S. pollution standards.

World markets: European stocks ended lower. Britain's FTSE 100 (UKX) slid 0.6%, the DAX (DAX) in Germany fell 1.9% and France's CAC 40 (CAC40) dropped 1.5%.

Asian markets finished mixed. The Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) rose 1%, while the Hang Seng (HSI) in Hong Kong ended barely in the red and Japan's Nikkei (N225) fell about 0.7%.

Currencies and commodities: The dollar was flat against the euro and Japanese yen, but fell against the British pound.

* Is there an upside to a dip in corporate profits?

Oil for August delivery fell $2.77 to $84.45 a barrel.

Gold futures for August delivery dropped $30.50 to $1,578.90 an ounce.

Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury rose, pushing the yield down to 1.56% from 1.60% late Thursday.

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Market Update

4:30 pm : Although stocks closed lower by 0.9% today, they finished the week less only about 0.6% below last Friday's close. After trading substantially lower on the disappointing employment data this morning, and drifting lower throughout the day, stocks managed so show some improvement in the final hour.

The biggest factor in today's trade was the disappointing employment data. June nonfarm payrolls came in at 80K vs. the 100K Briefing.com consensus. The unemployment rate was reported at 8.2% vs. the 8.2% Briefing.com consensus. Futures saw an immediate downside reaction to the weaker than expected data, and recovery attempts since then have been limited.

In U.S. corporate news, Seagate Technology (STX 24.95, -0.12) finished lower by 0.5% after it issued disappointing guidance for its fiscal fourth quarter. Peer Western Digital (WDC 31.02, +0.34) closed higher by more than 1% after a late-day rebound... Informatica (INFA 31.39, -11.98) is down by 28% after it issued downside second quarter guidance, citing a changing macroeconomic environment in Europe... In other news, Deutsche Bank (DB 33.65, -1.79) finished lower by 5% following reports that a German financial regulator is looking into the company with regard to Libor.

Technology was the worst performing sector, down 1.5% vs. the broad market decline of 0.9%, with the Informatica and Seagate warnings weighing. Materials, Industrials and Energy also underperformed. Defensive sectors such as Utilities and Staples outperformed, with losses of 0.1-0.2% on the day.

Overnight, Chinese stocks rose 1% on the central bank easing there. However, outside of China, other Asian markets had a lackluster response. There was weakness in Japanese stocks, with the Nikkei falling 0.7%, while Hong Kong saw a flat close in its equity market. Comments from Japan's Finance Minister, who suggested the government could run out of money as soon as October if a bond bill is not passed, may have also weighed on Japanese stocks.

European markets moved lower on the U.S. jobs data too, finishing with sizable losses. Germany's DAX closed down 1.9% while the UK's FTSE is flat. Spanish bond yields rose back toward the 7.0% level. Spain's 10-year yield is +24 basis points to 6.93% this morning, while Spain's IBEX is the worst performing European index today, down 1.5% vs. a 0.3% decline in the STOXX 600.

Looking back at the rest of the week, we'd note that it started with the return of ‘Merger Monday' with 4 major deals announced. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY 36.00, +0.05) announced it would acquire Amylin (AMLN 30.07, +2.50) for $31.00/share in cash, representing an aggregate purchase price of ~$5.3 bln and 10% premium to Friday's closing price for AMLN. Dell (DELL 12.56, -0.07) announced it would acquire Quest Software (QSFT 27.86, -0.02) for $28.00/share confirming months of speculation, representing a slight premium to Friday's closing price. Ingram Micro (IM 17.01, -0.14) announced it will acquire Brightpoint Inc. (CELL 8.89, +3.48) for $9.00/share representing a 66% premium to Friday's closing price for CELL. Finally, Germany's Linde Group will acquire Lincare Holdings (LNCR 41.36, +7.34) for $41.50/share in cash, which was a 22% premium to Friday's close. The S&P inched out at 0.3% gain on Monday.

Tuesday there was an early close in the markets due to the Independence Day holiday on Wednesday. The S&P managed to rise 0.6% following better than expected report on factory orders in the US. The energy sector was the biggest outperformer, gaining 2.4% alongside strength in crude oil, which surged 4.6% following more reports stating that delivery of mlns of barrels of crude oil from Iran to China may be at risk following freight dispute.

On Thursday, the S&P fell 0.5% despite three major central banks taking action to help economic growth. China cut interest rates for the second time in a month as its benchmark rate dropped 25 bps to 3.0%. The ECB cut its benchmark rate by 25 bps to 0.75%, but fell short of announcing any further LTRO programs. The BoE increased it's asset purchase program by GBP 50 bln in a move that had been telegraphed by members for the past two weeks. Finally, Retailers reported June Same Store Sales. Overall June results came in below expectations with fourteen retailers missing estimates—the most since May of last year (six companies beat).

Next week, the focus shifts to earnings season, with Alcoa (AA 8.66, -0.25) reporting results Monday afternoon. Alcoa is down 3% this morning, after Nomura cut its Q2 earnings estimates ahead of Monday's report, citing a weaker aluminum market.DJ30 -124.20 NASDAQ -38.79 SP500 -12.90 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 709/1.4 bln/1767 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 987/596 mln/2033

3:30 pm : An advance by the dollar index and weak payroll data weighed heavily on WTI crude oil during today's pit trading session. Crude extended its overnight losses and brushed a session low of $84.16 per barrel as it headed into the close. It settled the week 0.7% lower at $84.43 per barrel despite strength earlier in the week in response to Iran developments and strong factory orders.

Natural gas popped to a session high of $3.03 per MMBtu following better-than-anticipated inventory data. However, it quickly dropped back into negative territory and slid lower as the session progressed, dipping as low as $2.75 per MMBtu. Today's decline of 5.4% erased all of the gains from its previous sessions, such that natural gas finished the week 1.4% lower at $2.78 per MMBtu.

Gold and silver briefly popped into positive territory and to their respective pit session highs of $1610.60 per ounce and $27.74 per ounce following the lackluster payroll data. However, the move was short lived as sellers reacted to the stronger dollar.

Gold tumbled to a session low of $1576.40 per ounce and settled just above that level, finishing the week 1.5% lower at $1578.70 per ounce. Silver touched a session low of $26.91 per ounce as it headed into the close and settled at $26.95 per ounce, or 2.6% below last week's closing price. Yesterday's central bank easing in Europe and China added to weakness in the metals.DJ30 -142.10 NASDAQ -43.31 SP500 -14.68 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 643/1127.3 mln/1816 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 913/384 mln/2090

3:00 pm : Markets attempted to lift over the past half hour but remain only modestly off the new afternoon lows. Overall the quiet trading afternoon persists ahead next week's symbolic kick-off to earnings season with Alcoa (AA 8.70, -0.23).DJ30 -165.64 NASDAQ -49.43 SP500 -17.25 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 584/1024 mln/1865 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 866/347 mln/2155

2:25 pm : The Nasdaq and S&P 500 dip to new lows.

Commodities are also having a rough day. Natural gas is down 5%, oil is down 3.1% and gold is down 1.8%. Grains are also pulling back after rallying earlier in the week.DJ30 -180.58 NASDAQ -54.41 SP500 -19.19 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 625/898 mln/1804 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 822/295 mln/2129

2:05 pm : Stocks remain near session lows. Meanwhile, Treasuries continue to enjoy buying interest.DJ30 -170.97 NASDAQ -51.22 SP500 -17.76 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 625/854 mln/1788 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 849/279 mln/2101

1:30 pm : Equities are seeing minimal action but are trading off midday lows, after initial gap down and subsequent morning decline on disappointing data premarket. The airline sector remains one of the only positive sectors as crude (along with other commodities) holds in the red, and retailers are continuing to outperform for the second consecutive day following June sales results. The technology sector remains one of the worst performing sectors with poor guidance from several names in the group. Shaping up to be quiet afternoon of trading ahead of the weekend.DJ30 -159.47 NASDAQ -46.84 SP500 -15.74 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 632/820 mln/1779 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 898/272 mln/2095

1:05 pm : Equities are trading just off their session lows, after gapping down on the disappointing employment data and drifting lower off the open. June nonfarm payrolls came in at 80K vs. the 100K Briefing.com consensus. The unemployment rate was reported at 8.2% vs. the 8.2% Briefing.com consensus. Futures saw an immediate downside reaction to the weaker than expected data, and recovery attempts since then have been limited.

In U.S. corporate news, Seagate Technology (STX 24.42, -0.67) is down 3% after it issued disappointing guidance for its fiscal fourth quarter. Seagate expects to report revenue of approximately $4.5 billion, which is below the consensus expectation for closer to $4.9 billion. Non-GAAP gross margin is now expected to be 33.6%, which is below the prior forecast of 34.5%. Peer Western Digital (WDC 30.29, -0.39) is down 1.3%... Informatica (INFA 31.57, -11.80) is down by 27% after it issued downside second quarter guidance, citing a changing macroeconomic environment in Europe... In other news, Deutsche Bank (DB 33.56, -1.88) are lower by 5% following reports that a German financial regulator is looking into the company with regard to Libor.

Technology continues to be the worst performing sector, down 2.1% vs. the broad market decline of 1.3%, with the Informatica and Seagate warnings weighing. Materials, Industrials and Energy are also underperforming. Defensive sectors such as Utilities and Staples are outperforming, with losses of 0.4% on the day.

Overnight, Chinese stocks rose 1% on the central bank easing there. However, outside of China, other Asian markets had a lackluster response. There was weakness in Japanese stocks, with the Nikkei falling 0.7%, while Hong Kong saw a flat close in its equity market. Comments from Japan's Finance Minister, who suggested the government could run out of money as soon as October if a bond bill is not passed, may have also weighed on Japanese stocks.

European markets moved lower on the U.S. jobs data too, finishing with sizable losses. Germany's DAX closed down 1.9% while the UK's FTSE finished -0.5%. Spanish bond yields have risen back toward the 7.0% level and Spain's IBEX is the worst performing European index today, down 3.1% vs. a 1.0% decline in the STOXX 600.

Next week, the focus shifts to earnings season, with Alcoa (AA 8.66, -0.25) reporting results Monday afternoon. Alcoa is down 3% after Nomura cut its Q2 earnings estimates ahead of Monday's report, citing a weaker aluminum market.DJ30 -159.85 NASDAQ -46.02 SP500 -15.40 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 641/767 mln/1760 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 896/254 mln/2088

12:30 pm : Equities are trading near session lows, after gapping down on the disappointing data and drifting lower off the open. Technology continues to be the worst performing sector, down 2.1% vs. the broad market decline of 1.3%. Materials, Industrials and Energy are also underperforming. Defensive sectors such as Utilities and Staples are outperforming, with losses of 0.4% on the day.DJ30 -187.66 NASDAQ -50.93 SP500 -17.53 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 578/694 mln/1801 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 799/230 mln/2197

12:00 pm : With this week's central bank/EU summit events in the rearview mirror, attention will turn to the Q2 earnings season next week. It will be a relatively light week in terms of companies reporting (There are 29 on the Briefing.com calendar) but there are some notable names to look out for. We will have the symbolic kick off for earnings on Monday, July 9 when Alcoa (AA 8.64 -0.28) posts results after the bell. But the report that will garner the most attention will be JPMorgan Chase (JPM 34.02, -0.36) on Friday morning, July 13. The focus will be on losses in the CIO unit as the market will be given further color on the 'London Whale' trade. Other companies of note that are due to report next week include Shaw Group (SHAW 27.56 -0.51), Marriott (MAR 39.19 -0.39) Texas Industries (TXI 41.12 -0.35), Infosys (INFY 43.35 -1.24) and Wells Fargo (WFC 32.80 -0.34).

Overall, expectations for the quarter are low with particular concern about forward guidance, which is likely to be conservative given the high degree of uncertainty over the U.S. economy, Europe, the looming "fiscal cliff" and the November elections.DJ30 -178.46 NASDAQ -47.92 SP500 -17.62 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 575/607.7 mln/1783 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 775/203 mln/2152

11:30 am : The major indices continue to be under selling pressure, falling to fresh lows.

In currency trading, the euro is down 0.7% and is at its lowest level since June 2010. It has fallen 2.8% this week, which puts it on pace for its largest weekly loss since November 2011.DJ30 -166.92 NASDAQ -45.36 SP500 -16.30 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 562/476 mln/1753 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 729/161 mln/2116

10:55 am : The major indices extend their losses and hit fresh session lows. All 10 sectors are in the red, with losses ranging from -0.5% (utilities) and -2.0% (tech). The weakness in tech stocks is weighing on the Nasdaq.

Selling interest is broad-based with number of declining stocks outpacing advancing stocks by a 3-to-1 ratio.DJ30 -156.67 NASDAQ -42.23 SP500 -15.09 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 507/359 mln/1757 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 652/125 mln/2119

10:35 am : In the energy space, Aug crude oil has been trading notably lower all session, falling as low as $84.26 after extending losses following the jobs data. In current action, oil remans just above its session low, now at $84.78/barrel, down 2.8%.

July natural gas was trading higher this morning after hitting $3.05 last night, a level not seen since late February. Despite the overnight and early morning strength, natural gas lost steam and began to trend lower and was sitting in negative territory at $2.91 ahead of the jobs data. Following the data, nat gas spiked 3.8% to a new HoD of $3.02/MMBtu and is now +0.3% at $2.95/MMBtu.

In metals, August gold and July silver popped notable higher following jobs data (gold popped about $15, silver popped about $0.30), which temporarily pushed both precious metals into positive territory. Gold is now -1.1% at $1591.50/oz and silver is -1.7% at $27.21/oz.DJ30 -149.74 NASDAQ -37.17 SP500 -14.58 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 445/297.2 mln/1790 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 517/107 mln/2242

10:00 am : Equities have just moved back to their lows, with the S&P 500 now down 1.0%. The technology sector is showing relative weakness, with software and data stocks trading lower on the heels of an earnings warning from Informatica (INFA 31.00, -12.37), which is down 30%. The Energy, Materials and Industrials sectors are also notable underperformers.DJ30 -121.78 NASDAQ -30.08 SP500 -12.40 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 397/213 mln/1795 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 478/80 mln/2268

09:45 am : The broader market is seeing a modest uptick off of its morning lows, with the S&P 500 now -0.8%. The dominant factor behind today's weakness is the disappointing U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, which showed an increase of 80K vs. the 100K Briefing.com consensus.

Next week, the focus shifts to earnings season, with Alcoa (AA 8.66, -0.25) reporting results Monday afternoon. Alcoa is down 3% this morning, after Nomura cut its Q2 earnings estimates ahead of Monday's report, citing a weaker aluminum market.DJ30 -121.54 NASDAQ -24.48 SP500 -11.89 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 400/135 mln/1759 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 379/58 mln/2318

09:15 am : [BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: -10.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -10.00. Futures have stabilized and are now trading slightly above their lows. The current indication suggests a 0.8% loss at the open, due primarily to the weaker than expected June nonfarm payrolls reading, which came in at 80K vs. the 100K Briefing.com consensus.

09:00 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -11.90. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -15.00. Futures continue to decline following the disappointing employment data. U.S. futures are now pointing to a 0.8% loss at the open, vs. a 0.3% loss prior to the release of data. As mentioned earlier, June nonfarm payrolls came in at 80K vs. the 100K Briefing.com consensus. The unemployment rate was reported at 8.2% vs. the 8.2% Briefing.com consensus.

European markets have weakened too. Germany's DAX is now down 0.8%, while the UK's FTSE is down 0.4%.

Commodities have seen volatility this morning as well. Crude oil is down 3% at $84.50, while gold is -1.2% at $1591/oz. Crude oil has extended losses since the release of the U.S. economic data, while gold saw back and forth action around the data before eventually trading lower.

08:32 am : [BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: -8.30. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -11.00. Futures have seen a negative initial response to the June employment data, which was worse than expected. Nonfarm payrolls came in at 80K vs. the 100K Briefing.com consensus. The unemployment rate was reported at 8.2% vs. the 8.2% Briefing.com consensus. S&P futures were -0.2% immediately ahead of the data, and are now -0.6%.

08:00 am : [BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: -3.20. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -2.00. U.S. equity futures are showing modest losses ahead of this morning's June employment report, which will be released at 8:30 ET. June nonfarm payrolls are expected to increase to 100K from last month's 69K reading. The unemployment rate is expected to stay at 8.2%. Futures are likely to see some volatility around the report, but as the day progresses it could turn into a slow summer Friday.

Overnight, Chinese stocks rose 1% on the central bank easing there. However, outside of China, other Asian markets had a lackluster response. There was weakness in Japanese stocks, with the Nikkei falling 0.7%, while Hong Kong saw a flat close in its equity market. Comments from Japan's Finance Minister, who suggested the government could run out of money as soon as October if a bond bill is not passed, may have also weighed on Japanese stocks.

European markets are lower as Spanish bond yields rise back toward the 7.0% level. Spain's 10-year yield is +24 basis points to 6.93% this morning, while Spain's IBEX is the worst performing European index today, down 1.5% vs. a 0.3% decline in the STOXX 600. Germany's DAX is down 0.3% while the UK's FTSE is flat.

In U.S. corporate news, Seagate Technology (STX 24.40, -0.68) is down 3% this morning after it issued disappointing guidance for its fiscal fourth quarter. Seagate expects to report revenue of approximately $4.5 billion, which is below the consensus expectation for closer to $4.9 billion. Non-GAAP gross margin is now expected to be 33.6%, which is below the prior forecast of 34.5%. Peer Western Digital (WDC 30.68, 0) is little changed in the pre-market... Informatica (INFA 31.57, -11.80) is down by 27% after it issued downside second quarter guidance, citing a changing macroeconomic environment in Europe.

Keep in mind that earnings season kicks off next week with Alcoa's (AA 8.92, -0.00) report on Monday afternoon.

06:22 am : [BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: -3.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -3.00.

06:22 am : Nikkei...9020.75...-59.10...-0.70%. Hang Seng...19800.64...-8.50...0.00.

06:22 am : FTSE...5688.05...-4.60...-0.10%. DAX...6516.17...-19.40...-0.40%.

Special thanks to Bloomberg, CNNMoney and Yahoo! Finance for their market summaries. gm

Best Regards,
M.A. Perry
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