- Chinese auto sales fall by 3% year-over-year in February - the worst number since a drop of 8.95 in 2005
- January Factory Orders fall by 1%, but the number is better than the estimate of -1.6%
- February ISM Non-Manufacturing came in at 57.3, beating last month and the estimates
- iPath Cotton ETN ($BAL) last up 6% on the day after India banned all exports of the commodity
- China cuts its growth target for 2012 to 7.5% from 8%, a number that has been the estimate since 2005
- S&P 500 Leaders: $AIG, $BIG, $CSC, $WPX, $LEG
- NASDAQ Leaders: $GRMN, $ORCL, $DLTR, $ORLY, $BBBY
Market expert and TV personality Matt McCall blogs about what is really moving the markets. He will emphasize Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and individual stocks throughout the trading day.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Mid-Day Headlines
Here are a few of the more interesting headlines halfway through the trading session.
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