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April 30, 2012 first day of the trading week is starting out in the pre-market very active.

Week of April 30 Economic Calendar

Week of April 30, 2012 Economic Calendar.

The Credit Suisse® "U.S. Focus List"

The Credit Suisse® “U.S. Focus List” is a report that offers a bottom up portfolio that seeks superior investment performance.

Breaking News - Consumer Sentiment for April

Consumer Sentiment for April slightly better than expected

U.S. GDP Disappoints

The Uof Economic Analysis released its Q1 report.

Breaking News - Ford, Merck and P&G Earnings

Ford, Merck and P&G post better than expected earnings before the bell today.

Spain Credit Rating Downgraded on Negative Outlook

 Spain late Thursday. 

Crude Spikes Through Channel and Fails….Again

Daily Bars Prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT As long as price is below 10546 (early month high), look lower towards the December and/or February lows at 94/96. Reward/risk is highly favorable against the April high. Interim support is 10310 and focus is on the bottom of the range at 10180. Bottom Line (next 5 days) – lower

Breaking News (Starbucks)

Starbuck (SBUX, quote) earned 40 cents per share on revenues of $3.2 Billion. 

Option Activity

With the market trying to sort out what Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is trying to single to the market we found several equities with high call and put option volume in afternoon trading.