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Oil: What goes up...

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U.S. middle class losing ground

7:51am: Experts tell Congress that middle class is struggling with stagnant wages, rising debts and increased expenses. more

2.2 million vacant homes for sale

7:12pm: Census Bureau report shows percentage of vacant houses available for sale and of Americans who own homes were relatively unchanged in 2nd quarter. more

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Oil and the domino effect

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Taxing the comfortable

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Economic Calendar

Date

Event

Jul 25

Durable Goods Orders (Jun , 2008)

Jul 25

Consumer Sentiment (Jul , 2008)

Jul 25

New Home Sales (Jun , 2008)

Jul 29

ICSC-UBS Store Sales (wk7/26 , 2008)

Jul 29

Redbook (wk7/26 , 2008)

Jul 29

Consumer Confidence (Jul , 2008)

Jul 30

MBA Purchase Applications (wk7/25 , 2008)

Jul 30

ADP Employment Report (Jul , 2008)

Jul 30

EIA Petroleum Status Report (wk7/25 , 2008)

Jul 31

Monster Employment Index (Jul , 2008)

Full List

7 economic indicators

The indicator	The reading	Next update
Leading Indicators	Higher prices could crimp growth.	Aug. 21
Retail Sales	Sales hurt by auto weakness.	Aug. 13
Inflation (CPI)	Gas prices drive inflation to a 5% annual rate.	Aug. 14
Industrial Output	Rebounds in June.	Aug. 15
Job Growth	6 months of job losses	Aug. 1
Manufacturing (ISM)	Signals expansion for the first time since January.	Aug. 1
Consumer Confidence	At 16-year low.	July 29

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