Morning Rage 6.5.2012

The Hang Seng finished up less than .5% with Sands China leading the way up 3.59%.

European Stocks are looking shaky ahead of the teleconference, investors cannot seem to determine a
move. The FTSE and Greek bourse indexes are both down with the bourse getting slammed losing 4.3%.
The Spanish IBEX is slightly up in with hopes the teleconference will lead to a solution.

Investors react negatively premarket to Starbuck’s purchasing of La Boulange to expand their offerings,
currently trading down 1.8%.

After acquiring Gaylord Hotels last week, Marriot announced today that it plans on hiring up to 10,000
people and open up to 150 hotels, as per Chairman Bill Marriot to Bloomberg. MAR is currently down .5%
appearing that investors have not yet analyzed the announcement.

Commodities are interesting this morning with energy down and metals on the rise, crude is under $84
inching its way towards the mental barrier of $80.

Contributer Chris Rygh is currently pursuing his MBA in Wisconsin and has a passion for the Market.
Comments can be directed to ryghcw19@uww.edu