Fundamentals Mixed

Redbook Chain Store Sales (week ended 2/7/2015)

– Store Sales year/year +2.1%. Previous was +3.8%

 

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (January 2015)

– Optimism 97.9. Previous was 100.4.

This is a survey index measured by The National Federation of Independent Business.  Small Business Optimism is correlated with jobs growth.

 

JOLTS (December 2014)

– Job Openings   5,028,000. Previous was 4,847,000.

This is the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from The Labor Department.

 

Wholesale Trade (December 2014)

– Inventories month/month +0.1%. Previous was +0.8%.

This is part of GDP and indicates slower GDP growth.