Friday, January 28, 2011

Quick Overview

  • (Bloomberg) -- Stocks worldwide plunged the most since November, crude oil jumped and the dollar gained against the euro after protests in Egypt intensified

  • Spain's unemployment rate rose to 20.3% in Q4 from 19.8% in Q3.
  • Spain plans to raise the retirement age to 67 from 65.

  • U.S. Consumer sentiment index eased to 74.2 from 74.5
  • U.S. fourth-quarter GDP up 3.2%
  • U.S. Personal consumption rose 4.4%, the most since the first quarter of 2006

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