The DJIA (+189.87 +1.48% to 13010), S&P 500 (+23.75 +1.71% to 1409), and NASDAQ Composite (+67.91 +2.81% to 2480) enjoyed a Bear market rally.

Ignored was the jobless claims data where workers filing unemployment claims grew by +35000 last week.

On the earnings front, Exxon (XOM -3.6%) reported $10.89 billion in earnings last quarter, but missed analyst estimates.

Other key commodity stocks to get hurt were EnCana (ECA -3.8%) and Suncor (SU -3.5%) of the Canadian oil patch, and goldminer Barrick (ABX -3.3%). Goldcorp (GG/G) was off -1.7% to 35.11.

Crude Oil ($WTIC) dropped -$0.94/bbl to 112.51, down from 120 in a week.

$GOLD plunged a further -14.20 to 850.90.

The Semi-conductor industry ($SOX) gained +3.9%, with Intel (INTC), AMD (AMD) and Applied Materials (AMAT) up about +4.5% each on a Semiconductor Industry Association report that said sales rose +3.4% M/M for March.

All was clear blue skies yesterday in Tech, but “red skies in the morning; sailors take warning”.

The Sun (JAVA) dropped -15% in after-hours trading after reporting a breakeven quarter and a slight Y/Y sales decline to $3.266 billion. Analysts had been expecting a strong profit and a +3% revenue growth.

Sun's results should worry traders who have lifted share prices in recent weeks hoping for an economic recovery, but reports like the one from SUN suggest the downturn hasn’t happened. SUN slashed a further 2500 jobs.

Today, the US Dept of Labor issues its April employment report. Analysts believe there has been the loss of another 75,000 jobs.

Microsoft (MSFT) rose +3% and Yahoo (YHOO) dropped -2% after a Microsoft board meeting failed to bring a higher offer for Yahoo. This fight is likely to turn nasty today.

The 30-year US bond ($USB) gained +0.21% to 117.14 as yields came off a bit, recognizing the lower commodity prices and the affect that will have on inflation.

Yesterday the $USD jumped +0.93% to 73.27 and the Euro plunged -1.03% to 1.5466. Early this morning there was a multi-year low in the Yen to the US Dollar.

With the USD strength, precious metals remained under pressure: spot gold, palladium, platinum and silver at 7:45am ET: 852.20, 406, 1853, and 16.18.

The early futures are showing 1.5426 for the Euro, and 113.17 for Crude Oil, both a little softer in past minutes, and 13021 for the DJIA, a tad stronger.

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Comments & Outlook

In my view, the Web has two terrific services for traders: Yahoo Finance and Google Finance. I must admit that I have always until quite recently enjoyed the Yahoo version better. But, no longer. Today, I am a believer in the excellent product put out by Google in this area.

Unfortunately, it’s Friday, the end of the trading week. Have a good day. Enjoy your jobs if you still have one. I suspect unemployment will get worse for the next two years, with growth in the part-time and less skilled jobs taking over in the US, and the higher paid jobs going abroad where employers can reduce their payrolls.

Don't get run over from all the US Jobs Report hype being laid down today.

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Links & Charts

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International Economics Review

US Economic Calendar.

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Knobias Cara100 Tables

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Cara 100 Daily RSI-7 Charts

At least one RSI value >70:

Ticker	Last	RSI-7M	RSI-7W	RSI-7D	Zone
SYT	58.76	91.03	56.24	35.45	Sell alert (trig. 7 days ago [on 2008-04-23 at $61.87, -5.03% chg], after a 5 day DZ)
WMT	58.07	81.74	84.70	68.54	Sell alert (trig. 2 days ago [on 2008-04-30 at $57.98, +0.16% chg], after a 6 day DZ)
ECA	77.74	81.22	55.86	36.25	Sell alert (trig. 8 days ago [on 2008-04-22 at $84.94, -8.48% chg], after a 5 day DZ)
PBR	121.95	78.45	60.98	52.18	Sell alert (trig. 7 days ago [on 2008-04-23 at $126.18, -3.35% chg], after a 2 day DZ)
GGB	39.68	78.40	79.38	67.32	Sell alert (trig. 6 days ago [on 2008-04-24 at $37.71, +5.22% chg], after a 2 day DZ)
RIO	38.27	77.53	66.24	54.25	Sell alert (trig. 6 days ago [on 2008-04-24 at $37.33, +2.52% chg], after a 2 day DZ)
NKE	67.81	76.03	67.81	52.48
RIMM	128.00	75.91	72.51	62.82
ABB	31.04	75.71	74.51	81.05	Distribution Zone (for 6 days)
EXC	86.91	75.67	70.86	63.71
NUE	73.82	74.10	78.21	48.86	Sell alert (trig. 3 days ago [on 2008-04-29 at $75.08, -1.68% chg], after a 1 day DZ)
TT	46.54	73.98	67.19	61.42
PDA	55.80	73.17	71.49	67.75
COST	72.00	72.72	74.49	75.48	Distribution Zone (for 2 days)
CHRW	65.61	72.56	89.62	81.48	Distribution Zone (for 1 days)
VCP	32.04	71.47	57.64	61.74
BBD	24.41	69.42	75.35	78.77
CVX	94.94	68.14	71.10	64.37
STO	35.61	67.04	75.58	60.25
NTES	23.10	66.43	69.99	90.87
TS	53.70	64.51	72.38	57.92
TOT	83.13	64.41	70.38	62.46
MICC	116.15	64.07	67.84	78.64
QCOM	44.36	63.87	66.31	70.75
JNJ	67.81	63.77	73.61	78.21
LLTC	35.90	63.49	83.23	84.37
HDB	117.91	62.57	62.55	76.97
IBKR	32.15	60.05	61.07	80.49
UTX	74.50	58.50	64.64	70.36
HBC	87.55	57.25	75.20	81.12
GOOG	593.08	56.82	70.69	86.44
DIS	33.30	55.46	67.62	77.06
PAYX	37.21	52.57	71.53	78.98
ERTS	53.19	52.31	67.79	72.76
GS	199.05	51.32	67.72	80.71
PTR	152.85	50.74	58.27	76.75
INFY	44.24	50.06	65.91	72.40
ADBE	39.01	49.73	64.27	72.55
CSCO	26.67	49.52	66.60	77.54
BA	85.41	47.36	64.82	78.65
KB	71.26	45.81	63.29	71.90
OXPS	22.34	40.39	47.30	77.10
BMY	22.94	37.68	54.59	71.39
SNDK	29.03	36.34	60.75	70.29
GOL	17.83	34.39	53.62	82.19	Buy alert (trig. 6 days ago [on 2008-04-24 at $14.78, +20.64% chg], after a 1 day AZ)
WFMI	34.78	32.99	50.68	71.60

At least one RSI value <30:

Ticker	Last	RSI-7M	RSI-7W	RSI-7D	Zone
SBUX	16.65	17.39	34.60	46.63	Buy alert (trig. 5 days ago [on 2008-04-25 at $15.86, +4.98% chg], after a 1 day AZ)
DELL	19.08	24.19	36.06	52.18
UBS	34.69	24.79	48.80	51.91
BC	16.95	26.88	52.06	67.71
GRMN	43.12	27.91	24.42	40.46	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-05-01 at $43.12, +0.00% chg], after a 1 day AZ)
JCP	43.94	29.84	55.78	67.48
GFI	13.10	31.54	35.73	27.35
DNA	68.35	38.11	29.15	25.02
ABX	37.36	44.81	26.19	27.01
SLW	12.98	44.93	28.41	23.07

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International Equity Markets Review

Europe

Here is the latest session data for the bourses of Europe.

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Here is the latest session data for the London stock exchange FTSE.

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Here is the latest session data for the German DAX.

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Here is the latest session data for the French CAC 40.

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Here is the latest session data for the Milan Italy stock exchange MIBTEL.

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Here is the latest session data for the Swiss market index.

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Asia-Pacific

Here is the latest session data for the Asia-Pacific stock exchanges.

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Here is the latest chart for the Japanese Nikkei 225 index.

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Here is the latest chart for the Singapore index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Shanghai Composite index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Hong Kong Hang Seng index .

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Here is the latest chart for the India BSE 30 index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Australian All Ordinaries index .

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US Equity Markets Review

DJIA (interactive) chart

NASDAQ Composite (interactive) chart

Table 14: Dow 30 List

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
AXP	51.33	3.31	6.89%	13.61%	14.83%	9.96%	0.57%	3.49%	-12.09%	-16.29%
VZ	39.32	0.84	2.18%	8.14%	9.68%	3.28%	-9.00%	1.47%	-12.11%	2.10%
GM	23.19	-0.01	-0.04%	4.88%	17.18%	7.41%	-5.00%	-19.98%	-37.74%	-25.91%
JPM	49.25	1.60	3.36%	4.85%	9.15%	6.42%	16.79%	2.07%	11.12%	-5.76%
DIS	33.30	0.87	2.68%	4.26%	8.19%	5.61%	4.59%	8.61%	-1.48%	-6.12%
BAC	39.39	1.85	4.93%	4.01%	5.12%	-2.43%	-2.88%	-12.52%	-13.83%	-22.66%
T	39.94	1.23	3.18%	3.34%	6.31%	2.38%	-2.59%	4.34%	-1.29%	2.83%
HD	29.87	1.07	3.72%	3.28%	6.22%	2.22%	14.40%	-1.90%	-2.67%	-22.27%
BA	85.41	0.55	0.65%	2.90%	11.05%	12.17%	-1.40%	3.20%	-11.58%	-8.39%
CVX	94.94	-1.21	-1.26%	2.75%	3.21%	8.23%	1.58%	15.09%	6.63%	21.17%
INTC	23.29	1.03	4.63%	2.64%	5.34%	6.20%	-8.13%	6.98%	-12.11%	6.83%
AIG	48.15	1.95	4.22%	2.51%	4.29%	2.47%	-14.48%	-13.60%	-18.79%	-31.24%
UTX	74.50	2.03	2.80%	2.48%	5.24%	5.29%	-0.94%	0.51%	-0.29%	10.00%
MCD	60.92	1.34	2.25%	2.25%	6.26%	8.32%	4.85%	12.36%	3.25%	23.97%
PFE	20.44	0.33	1.64%	2.00%	0.20%	-4.22%	-10.78%	-13.35%	-14.66%	-23.13%
WMT	58.07	0.09	0.16%	1.08%	2.47%	5.72%	23.82%	13.46%	31.89%	20.15%
GE	33.12	0.42	1.28%	0.94%	3.44%	-12.47%	-9.90%	-8.41%	-17.90%	-10.73%
C	25.99	0.72	2.85%	0.89%	8.16%	6.69%	-10.13%	-12.46%	-32.51%	-52.05%
JNJ	67.81	0.72	1.07%	0.65%	3.12%	3.89%	2.88%	7.02%	4.87%	5.03%
CAT	82.35	0.47	0.57%	0.65%	4.78%	6.85%	16.59%	14.76%	12.33%	12.44%
PG	67.03	-0.02	-0.03%	0.30%	-0.78%	-4.88%	-7.30%	1.48%	-2.27%	6.46%
AA	34.72	-0.06	-0.17%	-0.37%	-2.39%	-9.91%	-3.90%	1.28%	-8.39%	-0.12%
IBM	123.61	2.91	2.41%	-0.47%	0.43%	6.54%	18.07%	13.32%	8.76%	19.81%
HPQ	48.03	1.68	3.62%	-0.66%	1.52%	2.28%	-3.57%	8.13%	-6.74%	11.91%
DD	48.94	0.03	0.06%	-1.51%	-4.43%	-0.29%	11.89%	6.51%	2.09%	-0.85%
MMM	77.84	0.94	1.22%	-1.63%	-3.48%	-2.91%	-5.89%	-4.15%	-7.22%	-6.90%
KO	59.09	0.22	0.37%	-1.93%	-2.62%	-2.43%	-3.27%	-0.29%	-2.97%	12.27%
MRK	38.95	0.91	2.39%	-2.55%	-0.69%	1.54%	-32.11%	-15.29%	-32.10%	-23.60%
XOM	89.70	-3.37	-3.62%	-3.13%	-3.94%	1.67%	-4.07%	4.36%	1.36%	12.60%
MSFT	29.40	0.88	3.09%	-7.55%	0.62%	1.38%	-16.52%	-3.45%	-20.67%	-3.29%

You can do this table yourself by entering the following string into the Summaries window at www.billcara2.com and then clicking on the link for Performance.

AA AIG AXP BA C CAT DD DIS GE GM HD HON HPQ IBM INTC JNJ JPM KO MCD MMM MO MRK MSFT PFE PG T UTX VZ WMT XOM

Here are the links to interactive Dow charts from Billcara2.com that I broke into groups of ten, which you can add technical indicators for as well. (list one) (list two) (list three)

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The Americas

Here is the latest session data for the exchanges of the Americas.

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Here is the latest chart for the Brazilian Bovespa stock exchange in Sao Paulo.

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Here is the latest session data for the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index.

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Sector ETF Summary for the US equity market

The tables I show in this section are for ten (GICS) Sector Index Funds (ETF's) only, but they cover the full spectrum of the US equity market.

Table 1: Cara ETF List

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
IYZ	26.25	0.97	3.84%	6.15%	11.37%	7.89%	-10.01%	-1.17%	-16.08%	-17.22%
XLF	27.56	1.03	3.88%	4.08%	6.41%	2.99%	-2.82%	-6.77%	-14.09%	-25.67%
XLY	33.26	1.22	3.81%	3.81%	5.69%	3.29%	3.29%	1.40%	-6.97%	-14.81%
XLI	38.75	0.51	1.33%	2.40%	4.17%	1.31%	0.62%	2.38%	-2.78%	3.53%
SMH	31.63	1.06	3.47%	2.36%	5.08%	3.64%	0.86%	4.60%	-7.16%	-14.21%
XLK	24.82	0.85	3.55%	2.18%	5.98%	6.43%	-4.98%	5.62%	-11.42%	1.14%
SPY	141.11	2.85	2.06%	2.02%	2.96%	2.97%	-2.64%	1.10%	-6.57%	-5.09%
IYH	64.44	0.89	1.40%	1.45%	1.99%	1.24%	-8.07%	-5.07%	-9.05%	-9.79%
XLU	40.49	0.54	1.35%	0.70%	-0.17%	3.26%	-3.80%	0.62%	-2.64%	-3.57%
XLP	28.15	0.24	0.86%	0.25%	0.72%	0.07%	-0.85%	2.48%	1.08%	3.15%
XLB	42.01	-0.49	-1.15%	-1.50%	-4.20%	-1.13%	1.72%	2.66%	-0.78%	9.23%
XLE	79.96	-1.73	-2.12%	-2.39%	-2.62%	4.28%	0.58%	12.07%	7.01%	25.62%

You can do this table yourself by entering the following string into the Summary window at Billcara2.com and then clicking on the link for Performance. XLE XLB XLI XLY XLP IYH XLF SMH IYZ XLU XLK SPY . You can also add more ETF’s – up to 30 in total.

For a list of components to any ETF, go to the AMEX.com web site, and click on ETF's.

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Table 2: Senior oil & gas equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
STO	35.61	-0.56	-1.55%	3.85%	5.86%	16.26%	13.99%	31.55%	9.37%	26.32%
CEO	179.94	2.39	1.35%	3.54%	5.62%	14.23%	7.48%	17.44%	-10.92%	108.63%
CVX	94.94	-1.21	-1.26%	2.75%	3.21%	8.23%	1.58%	15.09%	6.63%	21.17%
TOT	83.13	-0.87	-1.04%	2.10%	3.56%	8.48%	-0.18%	12.31%	7.47%	12.83%
PTR	152.85	1.71	1.13%	2.08%	19.00%	12.84%	-11.98%	2.07%	-38.61%	35.27%
IMO	57.16	-1.38	-2.36%	1.71%	-2.19%	8.67%	4.08%	13.71%	8.34%	50.70%
PBR	121.95	0.53	0.44%	-0.08%	-2.82%	10.90%	2.64%	7.86%	30.15%	140.20%
ECA	77.74	-3.07	-3.80%	-3.01%	-7.18%	1.50%	11.68%	14.69%	9.97%	46.57%
XOM	89.70	-3.37	-3.62%	-3.13%	-3.94%	1.67%	-4.07%	4.36%	1.36%	12.60%
SLB	98.35	-2.20	-2.19%	-3.52%	3.20%	7.72%	-2.22%	25.64%	2.29%	33.21%
SU	108.72	-3.97	-3.52%	-3.59%	-5.29%	9.07%	-1.41%	14.59%	2.42%	34.55%
RIG	145.76	-1.70	-1.15%	-4.02%	-4.75%	3.83%	-0.13%	16.20%	20.00%	68.96%

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Table 3: Senior metals and steel equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
GGB	39.68	0.95	2.45%	5.22%	5.64%	14.88%	38.26%	48.50%	30.91%	99.40%
VCP	32.04	0.25	0.79%	3.92%	1.10%	3.39%	7.88%	5.92%	5.67%	59.01%
RIO	38.27	-0.81	-2.07%	2.52%	0.76%	6.31%	17.00%	20.99%	5.05%	-4.97%
DOW	40.40	0.25	0.62%	1.87%	2.46%	5.13%	4.26%	1.28%	-8.47%	-8.24%
TS	53.70	0.69	1.30%	1.47%	1.59%	4.70%	20.97%	31.17%	3.95%	16.74%
PKX	123.55	0.15	0.12%	1.27%	9.53%	-4.25%	-15.64%	-9.82%	-25.57%	17.49%
NUE	73.82	-1.68	-2.23%	0.50%	-0.03%	6.06%	27.34%	23.90%	27.47%	14.79%
AA	34.72	-0.06	-0.17%	-0.37%	-2.39%	-9.91%	-3.90%	1.28%	-8.39%	-0.12%
MT	87.60	-1.49	-1.67%	-1.85%	-0.85%	6.21%	14.66%	22.60%	16.32%	65.44%
BHP	80.00	-0.66	-0.82%	-3.05%	-0.72%	13.39%	13.62%	8.52%	-2.95%	64.91%
RTP	464.00	-6.00	-1.28%	-5.30%	-5.37%	6.25%	10.56%	5.22%	28.64%	89.60%
TCK	42.65	-1.02	-2.34%	-8.55%	-8.87%	-2.09%	17.69%	21.23%	-11.11%	-44.09%

Table 12: Senior gold equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
EGO	6.770	0.010	0.15%	3.04%	-11.50%	-6.62%	9.19%	5.45%	3.83%	18.36%
NEM	43.23	-0.98	-2.22%	0.53%	-9.03%	-6.59%	-17.48%	-18.79%	-12.68%	4.62%
LIHR	27.89	-0.64	-2.24%	-0.29%	-10.69%	-10.41%	-15.92%	-14.74%	-27.63%	12.87%
AEM	61.05	-1.40	-2.24%	-0.59%	-19.46%	-10.25%	8.01%	-1.72%	11.18%	74.03%
AUY	12.90	0.08	0.62%	-1.23%	-11.34%	-10.29%	-6.99%	-18.82%	-10.48%	-5.56%
HMY	11.46	-0.23	-1.97%	-2.55%	-4.42%	-4.98%	6.60%	17.30%	6.11%	-27.33%
BVN	59.98	-2.59	-4.14%	-3.05%	-19.36%	-11.55%	-1.48%	-8.53%	5.69%	86.27%
GG	35.11	-0.61	-1.71%	-3.28%	-16.94%	-11.23%	-4.18%	-4.46%	3.57%	45.62%
KGC	18.62	-0.29	-1.53%	-3.92%	-25.25%	-17.79%	-7.59%	-15.21%	-4.32%	41.70%
GFI	13.10	-0.40	-2.96%	-4.45%	-12.43%	-4.38%	-14.94%	-6.96%	-24.36%	-27.06%
ABX	37.36	-1.26	-3.26%	-4.77%	-17.27%	-14.00%	-18.82%	-26.60%	-12.09%	33.48%
AU	33.43	-0.69	-2.02%	-6.10%	-10.59%	-6.80%	-27.10%	-17.94%	-22.79%	-24.64%

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Table 4: Senior capital goods makers and transportation

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
FDX	98.65	2.78	2.90%	4.12%	3.89%	1.00%	14.50%	5.60%	-2.53%	-7.03%
ERJ	43.16	1.48	3.55%	3.55%	2.76%	6.70%	-4.37%	-3.23%	-9.50%	-9.19%
BA	85.41	0.55	0.65%	2.90%	11.05%	12.17%	-1.40%	3.20%	-11.58%	-8.39%
ABB	31.04	0.37	1.21%	2.61%	14.12%	14.29%	8.38%	19.38%	4.23%	55.20%
UTX	74.50	2.03	2.80%	2.48%	5.24%	5.29%	-0.94%	0.51%	-0.29%	10.00%
TXT	61.73	0.72	1.18%	1.63%	2.13%	6.47%	-7.60%	7.81%	-9.33%	21.23%
UPS	73.58	1.17	1.62%	1.11%	1.91%	-1.34%	6.39%	-0.27%	-0.01%	5.20%
GE	33.12	0.42	1.28%	0.94%	3.44%	-12.47%	-9.90%	-8.41%	-17.90%	-10.73%
CAT	82.35	0.47	0.57%	0.65%	4.78%	6.85%	16.59%	14.76%	12.33%	12.44%
HON	60.67	1.27	2.14%	0.60%	5.70%	5.26%	1.29%	0.76%	2.76%	10.15%
MMM	77.84	0.94	1.22%	-1.63%	-3.48%	-2.91%	-5.89%	-4.15%	-7.22%	-6.90%
FLR	150.86	-2.01	-1.31%	-3.94%	-3.54%	-1.18%	4.47%	19.57%	-0.93%	57.11%

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25 (consumer discretionary: XLY)

Table 5: Senior consumer discretionary equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
GOL	17.83	1.58	9.72%	20.64%	16.46%	12.00%	-25.68%	-10.45%	-32.97%	-37.46%
BC	16.95	0.27	1.62%	4.69%	8.17%	-0.47%	0.18%	-12.09%	-22.67%	-48.17%
JCP	43.94	1.44	3.39%	4.69%	13.63%	9.03%	5.50%	-9.40%	-18.49%	-45.05%
CCL	41.55	1.38	3.44%	4.53%	0.36%	-1.31%	-4.83%	-7.21%	-11.22%	-14.33%
DIS	33.30	0.87	2.68%	4.26%	8.19%	5.61%	4.59%	8.61%	-1.48%	-6.12%
TM	103.07	1.57	1.55%	2.97%	4.57%	3.03%	-3.18%	-6.13%	-9.94%	-15.19%
TGT	54.24	1.11	2.09%	2.53%	1.55%	1.86%	9.55%	-4.93%	-7.23%	-9.05%
BBBY	33.67	1.17	3.60%	2.06%	9.07%	6.79%	18.72%	3.98%	2.97%	-16.97%
EBAY	31.78	0.49	1.57%	1.83%	2.48%	0.19%	-2.19%	10.31%	-9.20%	-5.02%
WHR	74.98	2.20	3.02%	1.48%	-7.93%	-18.11%	-6.13%	-12.53%	-3.58%	-30.64%
NKE	67.81	1.01	1.51%	-0.37%	0.38%	-1.58%	7.16%	8.48%	6.25%	27.97%
BDK	67.13	1.50	2.29%	-1.12%	0.61%	-4.09%	-4.00%	-8.15%	-23.28%	-25.79%

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30 (consumer staples: XLP)

Table 6: Senior consumer staples equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
WFMI	34.78	2.14	6.56%	9.82%	4.82%	3.30%	-12.53%	-14.67%	-26.33%	-24.13%
KR	27.82	0.57	2.09%	6.02%	12.77%	9.61%	8.38%	7.08%	-1.35%	-5.50%
BUD	49.69	0.49	1.00%	5.08%	2.86%	2.62%	-3.76%	3.39%	-1.43%	0.26%
ABV	77.05	3.75	5.12%	4.69%	-0.66%	-4.29%	6.31%	1.74%	-4.65%	30.37%
PDA	55.80	0.68	1.23%	4.59%	8.71%	13.14%	15.94%	20.26%	6.08%	77.71%
SBUX	16.65	0.42	2.59%	4.13%	-5.72%	-9.21%	-13.78%	-13.37%	-35.54%	-46.31%
WMT	58.07	0.09	0.16%	1.08%	2.47%	5.72%	23.82%	13.46%	31.89%	20.15%
PEP	68.50	-0.03	-0.04%	0.74%	-3.21%	-4.06%	-9.02%	-0.48%	-5.37%	3.16%
DEO	82.80	0.90	1.10%	0.46%	-0.86%	-2.45%	-2.66%	0.96%	-8.31%	-2.27%
PG	67.03	-0.02	-0.03%	0.30%	-0.78%	-4.88%	-7.30%	1.48%	-2.27%	6.46%
WAG	35.69	0.84	2.41%	-0.36%	-0.11%	-6.55%	-4.42%	-1.73%	-8.56%	-19.31%
KO	59.09	0.22	0.37%	-1.93%	-2.62%	-2.43%	-3.27%	-0.29%	-2.97%	12.27%

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35 (healthcare: IYH)

Table 7: Senior healthcare equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
WLP	50.94	1.19	2.39%	3.96%	5.38%	10.19%	-41.45%	-35.45%	-34.74%	-36.10%
BMY	22.94	0.97	4.42%	3.29%	6.25%	4.80%	-12.21%	-4.26%	-21.33%	-20.01%
NVO	68.71	0.02	0.03%	2.55%	-1.95%	0.04%	7.70%	10.17%	-43.44%	-30.32%
AET	43.16	-0.44	-1.01%	2.13%	4.35%	2.08%	-23.80%	-18.90%	-21.56%	-9.61%
PFE	20.44	0.33	1.64%	2.00%	0.20%	-4.22%	-10.78%	-13.35%	-14.66%	-23.13%
AMGN	43.23	1.36	3.25%	1.96%	1.41%	3.99%	-7.23%	-8.72%	-24.48%	-33.59%
GSK	44.92	0.81	1.84%	1.81%	5.30%	0.45%	-10.46%	-4.45%	-11.59%	-21.89%
MDT	49.86	1.18	2.42%	0.81%	0.63%	1.71%	0.73%	4.20%	6.54%	-7.32%
JNJ	67.81	0.72	1.07%	0.65%	3.12%	3.89%	2.88%	7.02%	4.87%	5.03%
NVS	50.42	0.09	0.18%	0.64%	8.99%	-2.06%	-7.60%	-0.02%	-4.63%	-12.78%
UNH	32.90	0.27	0.83%	-2.05%	-10.35%	-8.99%	-41.94%	-34.33%	-32.23%	-37.63%
DNA	68.35	0.15	0.22%	-6.27%	-6.77%	-13.94%	1.41%	-3.47%	-6.51%	-16.96%

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40 (financial: XLF)

Table 8: Senior financial company equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
BBD	24.41	1.83	8.10%	12.38%	12.28%	-17.62%	-19.78%	-8.37%	-25.42%	14.60%
MER	52.39	2.56	5.14%	8.94%	12.16%	14.16%	-0.70%	-10.29%	-15.76%	-42.15%
GS	199.05	7.68	4.01%	5.43%	15.66%	12.76%	-4.12%	-4.20%	-17.14%	-8.93%
JPM	49.25	1.60	3.36%	4.85%	9.15%	6.42%	16.79%	2.07%	11.12%	-5.76%
HBC	87.55	0.76	0.88%	3.26%	3.55%	2.53%	6.20%	13.45%	-8.34%	-5.77%
DB	122.15	2.71	2.27%	2.12%	1.85%	2.98%	-5.35%	5.44%	-3.86%	-20.55%
IBN	45.75	1.16	2.60%	2.01%	10.91%	16.12%	-26.39%	-26.52%	-31.23%	13.55%
CS	55.11	1.76	3.30%	1.94%	4.16%	-1.71%	-7.66%	-5.52%	-14.29%	-29.75%
LEH	46.93	2.69	6.08%	1.19%	7.54%	8.33%	-24.54%	-28.89%	-22.43%	-37.28%
C	25.99	0.72	2.85%	0.89%	8.16%	6.69%	-10.13%	-12.46%	-32.51%	-52.05%
MS	50.33	1.73	3.56%	-0.12%	8.42%	2.97%	-1.22%	4.31%	-19.37%	-40.16%
UBS	34.69	1.10	3.27%	-0.63%	0.23%	6.77%	-24.24%	-17.48%	-31.65%	-46.79%

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45 (technology, semiconductor: SMH)

Table 9: Senior technology equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
AAPL	180.00	6.05	3.48%	6.55%	16.51%	18.73%	-7.62%	34.58%	-3.97%	80.96%
ADSK	39.31	1.31	3.45%	4.74%	22.00%	17.38%	-18.51%	-6.32%	-17.76%	-5.05%
SNDK	29.03	1.94	7.16%	4.50%	12.08%	9.67%	-12.48%	5.37%	-33.86%	-32.05%
ADBE	39.01	1.72	4.61%	4.22%	8.15%	5.40%	-6.47%	13.14%	-16.86%	-6.52%
RIMM	128.00	6.37	5.24%	3.51%	7.90%	4.42%	12.57%	38.77%	4.85%	189.40%
QCOM	44.36	1.17	2.71%	2.78%	5.44%	5.90%	15.55%	5.12%	7.44%	1.35%
INFY	44.24	0.55	1.26%	2.69%	7.77%	18.26%	-0.43%	1.70%	-11.38%	-17.17%
CTSH	32.22	-0.03	-0.09%	2.68%	10.12%	9.00%	-0.03%	7.98%	-18.72%	-27.17%
INTC	23.29	1.03	4.63%	2.64%	5.34%	6.20%	-8.13%	6.98%	-12.11%	6.83%
CSCO	26.67	1.03	4.02%	2.46%	11.64%	10.07%	0.49%	6.94%	-17.12%	-0.71%
ORCL	21.82	0.97	4.65%	-0.86%	2.92%	5.51%	-2.98%	5.51%	0.28%	17.37%
SAP	50.71	0.48	0.96%	-1.93%	-0.80%	-2.56%	-0.04%	5.32%	-3.96%	5.36%

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50 (telecom: IYZ)

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55 (utilities: XLU)

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International Equity Market USD-denominated ETF Review

Table 13: International equities perspective

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
EWZ	91.91	1.59	1.76%	6.39%	4.69%	11.11%	13.54%	17.91%	10.50%	75.07%
IFN	51.30	1.24	2.48%	4.29%	9.73%	8.39%	-17.12%	-5.21%	-17.52%	28.25%
EWJ	13.40	0.14	1.06%	4.28%	5.10%	4.93%	1.28%	4.28%	-5.50%	-6.16%
EWH	19.80	0.35	1.80%	2.01%	7.32%	4.60%	-9.13%	-1.49%	-13.39%	20.81%
EWG	33.15	0.47	1.44%	1.56%	2.57%	2.95%	-6.33%	5.41%	-5.77%	4.91%
EWU	23.00	0.16	0.70%	1.19%	1.19%	2.31%	-3.69%	2.40%	-13.47%	-7.30%
EWQ	36.79	0.26	0.71%	0.85%	1.35%	2.34%	-3.03%	6.30%	-5.33%	-2.52%
EWA	27.96	0.18	0.65%	0.11%	2.12%	2.57%	-2.85%	-1.65%	-16.24%	3.06%
EWC	32.36	-0.10	-0.31%	0.09%	-1.16%	2.70%	-0.12%	4.66%	-7.88%	17.67%
EWS	13.75	0.18	1.33%	-0.29%	1.85%	2.69%	1.93%	11.43%	-9.24%	7.51%
TRF	59.06	-0.21	-0.35%	-0.64%	-1.35%	-0.32%	-19.64%	-5.91%	-17.51%	-15.69%

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Japanese equity market ETF: EWJ

Here is the Japanese (EWJ) equity market ETF Daily data charts:

Interactive EWJ Daily data:

Interactive EWJ Weekly data:

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U.K. equity market ETF

Here is the United Kingdom (EWU) equity market ETF Daily data charts:

Interactive EWU Daily data:

EWU Daily data:

Interactive EWU Weekly data:

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Canada's equity market

Here is the Canadian (EWC) equity market ETF Daily data charts:

Interactive EWC Daily data:

Interactive EWC Weekly data:

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Bonds & Yields Review

Table 10: Yahoo Finance U.S. Treasury Debt, Municipal and Corporate Bond Yields

US Treasury Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
3 Month	1.35	1.33	1.19	1.30
6 Month	1.56	1.56	1.62	1.47
2 Year	2.37	2.25	2.38	1.79
3 Year	2.29	2.18	2.29	1.67
5 Year	3.08	3.01	3.09	2.64
10 Year	3.77	3.72	3.82	3.55
30 Year	4.50	4.46	4.54	4.39

Municipal Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	2.77	2.42	2.45	2.56
2yr AAA	2.39	2.32	2.38	2.42
2yr A	2.67	2.72	2.77	2.63
5yr AAA	2.90	2.90	3.04	2.92
5yr AA	2.97	3.00	3.07	3.26
5yr A	3.48	3.50	3.43	3.45
10yr AAA	3.70	3.69	3.67	3.71
10yr AA	3.68	3.64	3.60	3.68
10yr A	3.87	3.85	3.73	3.94
20yr AAA	4.58	4.43	4.39	4.68
20yr AA	4.40	4.82	4.78	4.88
20yr A	4.63	4.63	4.59	4.86

Corporate Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	4.10	4.06	4.31	3.97
2yr A	3.74	3.70	3.90	3.87
5yr AAA	4.48	4.46	4.51	3.91
5yr AA	4.83	4.74	4.82	4.29
5yr A	4.99	5.03	5.35	5.01
10yr AAA	5.27	5.25	5.41	5.29
10yr AA	5.79	5.83	5.87	6.03
10yr A	5.42	5.45	5.57	5.51
20yr AAA	5.97	5.99	6.44	6.54
20yr AA	6.36	6.38	6.05	6.00
20yr A	6.23	6.24	6.31	6.40

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Here is the $USB 30-year Treasury Bond chart.

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US Bond Funds -- Interactive Daily Data Charts

SHY Daily data series chart:

IEF Daily data series chart:

TLT Daily data series chart:

AGG Daily data series chart:

LQD Daily data series chart:

TIP Daily data series chart:

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Table 11: Interest-sensitive securities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance.

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
FNM	29.75	1.45	5.12%	6.14%	5.31%	-3.63%	-20.58%	-15.96%	-45.41%	-49.81%
CFC	6.050	0.270	4.67%	4.67%	13.94%	-4.87%	-32.78%	-20.39%	-58.07%	-83.64%
NLY	17.33	0.57	3.40%	2.91%	4.02%	7.44%	-4.25%	-13.31%	1.64%	10.17%
FRE	26.77	1.86	7.47%	2.88%	-0.15%	-5.57%	-18.23%	-17.50%	-45.84%	-59.38%
TLT	92.78	-0.33	-0.35%	0.45%	-0.08%	-1.65%	-1.70%	-2.57%	2.24%	4.85%
AGG	102.13	-0.47	-0.46%	0.44%	0.39%	0.52%	0.47%	-0.84%	1.68%	2.11%
IEF	88.82	-0.35	-0.39%	0.15%	-0.75%	-1.62%	1.36%	-1.25%	4.67%	7.06%
TIP	106.59	-0.51	-0.48%	0.03%	-1.00%	-1.56%	-0.05%	-2.28%	3.07%	5.60%
SHY	83.05	-0.28	-0.34%	-0.08%	-0.48%	-0.69%	0.86%	-0.40%	2.14%	3.70%
EQR	42.99	1.47	3.54%	-0.81%	1.42%	-1.74%	18.01%	10.94%	6.94%	-6.58%
AVB	104.00	4.25	4.26%	-1.07%	3.21%	-0.23%	13.85%	4.84%	-9.12%	-13.50%
DRE	24.66	0.24	0.98%	-1.36%	2.75%	-0.28%	-3.75%	1.07%	-21.54%	-42.66%

Consumer Finance -USA -- Interactive Daily Data Charts

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Commodities Review

$CRB Index

Open Futures Contracts

Interactive Chart of Daily CRB Commodities Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly CRB Commodities Index:

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Oil Review

Here is the e-miNY Mar-08 Crude Oil chart.

Interactive Chart of Daily Crude Oil:

Interactive Chart of Weekly Crude Oil:

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Gold & Precious Metals Review

Spot gold chart for the week

Interactive Chart of Daily Gold EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly Gold EOD Continuous Contract Index:

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Spot silver chart for the week

Interactive daily data

Interactive Chart of Daily Silver EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive chart of the Silver Bullion index.

Interactive Chart of Weekly Silver EOD Continuous Contract Index:

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Spot platinum chart for the past three days

Interactive Chart of Daily Platinum EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly Platinum EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive chart of the Platinum metal index.

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Spot palladium chart for the week

Interactive Chart of Daily Palladium EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly Palladium EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive chart of the Palladium metal index.

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Interactive Chart of Weekly Copper EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive Chart of Daily Copper EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive chart of the Copper metal index.

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Table 12: Senior gold equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
EGO	6.770	0.010	0.15%	3.04%	-11.50%	-6.62%	9.19%	5.45%	3.83%	18.36%
NEM	43.23	-0.98	-2.22%	0.53%	-9.03%	-6.59%	-17.48%	-18.79%	-12.68%	4.62%
LIHR	27.89	-0.64	-2.24%	-0.29%	-10.69%	-10.41%	-15.92%	-14.74%	-27.63%	12.87%
AEM	61.05	-1.40	-2.24%	-0.59%	-19.46%	-10.25%	8.01%	-1.72%	11.18%	74.03%
AUY	12.90	0.08	0.62%	-1.23%	-11.34%	-10.29%	-6.99%	-18.82%	-10.48%	-5.56%
HMY	11.46	-0.23	-1.97%	-2.55%	-4.42%	-4.98%	6.60%	17.30%	6.11%	-27.33%
BVN	59.98	-2.59	-4.14%	-3.05%	-19.36%	-11.55%	-1.48%	-8.53%	5.69%	86.27%
GG	35.11	-0.61	-1.71%	-3.28%	-16.94%	-11.23%	-4.18%	-4.46%	3.57%	45.62%
KGC	18.62	-0.29	-1.53%	-3.92%	-25.25%	-17.79%	-7.59%	-15.21%	-4.32%	41.70%
GFI	13.10	-0.40	-2.96%	-4.45%	-12.43%	-4.38%	-14.94%	-6.96%	-24.36%	-27.06%
ABX	37.36	-1.26	-3.26%	-4.77%	-17.27%	-14.00%	-18.82%	-26.60%	-12.09%	33.48%
AU	33.43	-0.69	-2.02%	-6.10%	-10.59%	-6.80%	-27.10%	-17.94%	-22.79%	-24.64%

To watch the moves in precious metal miners, you will have to monitor the individual stock charts, preferably in real-time, as follows:

NEM ABX AU GFI GG HMY AUY KGC BVN
Interactive Daily data
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MDG LIHRY AEM BGO IAG EGO RGLD GOLD CDE GRS
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CBJ SSRI SIL NG KRY UXG GRZ TSE_HRG TSE_GUY TSE_AGI
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Interactive Weekly data

NXG GSS MNG DROOY MFN RNO RANGY MRB CLG
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Here are the key Silver miners and the SLV ETF:

SLV SIL CDE HL PAAS SSRI SLW MGN

Interactive Daily data
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Here are the Weekly and Daily Data charts of the indexes:

Interactive Chart of Daily U.S. Goldminers Index:

Weekly U.S. Goldminers Index:

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The U.S. goldminer share trust ETF trades under the ticker symbol GDX.

Here are the U.S. Goldminer ETF (GDX) index Weekly and Daily data charts:

GDX Daily data:

GDX Weekly data:

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The Toronto Exchange-listed goldminer iUnits S&P/TSX Capped Gold Index ETF trades under the ticker symbol TSE:XGD. Yes, just like GDX on the AMEX, you can trade XGD on Toronto.

Here are the Weekly and Daily data charts for the TSX Goldshares (XGD) index:

Interactive Chart of XGD Daily data:

Interactive Chart of XGD Weekly data:

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Here is the chart of the week's trading in the $USD.

Interactive Chart of Daily U.S. Dollar Index:

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Interactive Chart of Daily Euro Dollar Index, priced in USD:

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Daily British Pound Index:

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Daily Japanese Yen Index:

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Daily Canadian Dollar Index:

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