Intelligent Investor US edition January 19 2011

19 January 2011 The Intelligent Investor U.S. The Economic Monitor Series. Free Edition. Disappointing results from Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo put a damper on the rally. The DJIA was down 12.86 points, or 0.11 percent, to end at 11,825.07. U.S. Treasury debt price rose, as a decline on Wall Street stoked safe-haven demand, though it was not enough to push the bond market out of its recent trading range. The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasuries was last at 3.35 percent in midday trading, down from 3.37 percent late on Tuesday. The euro pared gains against the dollar and traded at the New York session low after the European Union's Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said the priority was not to increase the European stability mechanism's current 440 billion euro limit. The euro was last at $1.3457 after falling to the New York low of $1.3450 Gold rose for a third straight day on a weaker dollar and strong Asian physical demand, while an improving global economic outlook took platinum and palladium to multi-year highs. U.S. crude oil futures for February delivery fell 52 cents to settle at $90.86 a barrel, one day ahead of the contract's expiry, in relatively thin trade. The contract for March delivery traded down 50 cents to settle at $91.81. MARKETS AT A GLANCE STOCK INDICES CURRENCIES INDEX LAST PRIOR Euro (EUR/USD) 1.3467 1.3385 U.K. Pound (GBP/USD) 1.5994 1.5948 Japanese Yen (USD/JPY) 82.01 82.63 All prices are at 04:25 PM EST FUTURES INDEX LAST CHNG % CHNG DJIA* 11825.29 -12.64 -0.11 Nasdaq* 2725.36 -40.49 -1.46 S&P 500* 1281.92 -13.1 -1.01 NYSE Composite* 8104.92 -85.99 -1.05 Global Dow* 2152.79 -8.24 -0.38 * CLOSING VALUES LAST CHANGE Crude Oil, Feb. 90.86 -0.52 Natural Gas, Mar. 4.582 0.136 Gold, Dec, Feb. 1369.3 1.1 Copper, Mar. 435.65 -7.15 All prices are at 04:14 PM EST INSIDE THE REPORT Stock recommendations and price targets from top brokerage firms Analysis and views on China, U.S. agree to healthcare partnership Economic Indicator Watch Important Events Scheduled on January 20 Economic Events No economic events scheduled Corporate Events Advanced Micro Devices, Google, Southwest Airlines are some of the S&P 500 companies reporting quarterly results Top Stories US housing starts declined, building permits rise Goldman Sachs earns less money in Q4 Cargill seeks to split-off its majority stake in Mosaic Ford to invest $400 mln in Kansas plant, create 3,750 jobs Wells, US Bancorp profit up China to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft American Express charge to hit 4th-qtr profit John Havens new president and COO of Citi

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