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Up On Monday,


good luck today and have a great week,

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Key events in the week ahead:

* Earnings reports are still straggling in. Here are three to watch.

* Economists polled by Briefing.com expect personal income for December, due out Monday,
rose 0.2 percent versus November's 0.5 percent gain. Spending is expected to rise 0.5 percent,
up from November's 0.4 percent gain.

* The Institute for Supply Management's purchasing management index for January is expected
to come in at 64 versus December's 63.4. Any number over 50 represents expansion in the
manufacturing economy.

* December construction spending figures, also due out Monday, are expected to show a gain
of 0.8 percent compared with November's 1.2 percent.

* January car and truck sales, released through the day Tuesday, are expected to come in at an
annualized 13.8 million, down from December's 14.7 million.

* The Institute for Supply Management's services index for January, due Wednesday,
is expected to pick up to 60 from December's 58.

* December factory orders, slated for Wednesday, are expected to rise by 0.3 percent after
posting a 1.4 percent decline in November.

* The government's preliminary read on fourth-quarter productivity, out on Thursday,
is expected to show annualized growth of 3.4 percent compared with 9.4 percent growth in
the third quarter.

*Economists expect Friday's January jobs report to show a gain of 180,000 in payrolls versus
December's gain of 1,000. The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 5.7 percent.

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Would expect PIXR to do well since ending relationship with Disney.
Placed on Watchlist.