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Today - Thursday, May 23, 2013
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9:45 AM The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rises to -29.4 from -30.2 last week. Notably, the index climbed to -20.7 among homeowners, the highest level since January 2008 and 24 points higher than the level among renters. For the first time since November 2007, those earning $75K-$100K have joined those earning more than $100K in reporting a positive index score. Comment!
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8:35 AM Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) Pharmaceuticals Business Review is just getting underway (webcast) (agenda) (presentation). The company anticipates more than 10 new product filings and 25 significant brand extensions by 2017. Shares -1.2% premarket. Comment!
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8:30 AM Initial Jobless Claims: -23K to 340K vs. 345K consensus, 363K prior (revised). Continuing claims -112K to 2.91M. 4 Comments
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