Crude is sitting on modest losses this morning – down 0.3% – and Natural Gas is flat on the session at $1.983.
Gold futures are also lower by 0.3%.
More News and Notes:
– March Core CPI – the measure excluding the things that we actually spend money on – gained 2.3% Y-o-Y, according to data released today. Monthly, core CPI gained 0.2%, while the general CPI rose 0.3%
– University of Michigan Consumer Confidence will be released at 9:55 a.m. ET
– GOOG’s earnings had a lot more than met the eye. The company announced a 2:1 stock split, giving shareholders a new class of non-voting shares. In doing, GOOG founders Sergey Brin and Larry Paige cemented control of the company into the long-term
– Apple (AAPL) responded to the Department of Justice’s lawsuit by claiming that it is “simply not true.” I’d put money that it will settle pretty quickly