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Good job last week Bostongambler, hope you have another good one.

Going to go with UP on Monday.


Key events in the week ahead

* It's another week of earnings season. Here are the reports you want to watch.

Some Companies reporting this week:
American Express; McDonald's; Caterpillar; Amazon.com; Time Warner;
United Parcel Service; Exxon Mobil.

* Economists surveyed by Briefing.com expect December existing home sales, due ou
Monday, to come in at an annualized rate of 6.1 million, up from 6.06 million in November.

* The Conference Board's consumer confidence index for January, slated for Tuesday,
is forecast to pick up to 95.1 from December's 91.3

* The New Hampshire Democratic primary is Tuesday.

* The Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday and Wednesday.
No change in rates is expected.

* December durable goods orders, out Wednesday, are expected to lift by 2 percent,
reversing November's 2.5 percent decline.

* December new home sales, also on the docket for Wednesday, are expected to come
in at an annualized 1.1 million, up from 1.082 million in November.

* The fourth-quarter Employment Cost Index, due out Thursday, is expected to show a
gain of 0.9 percent, down slightly from the third quarter's 1 percent.