Boehner skeptical of Obama's sequester and reforms
House Speaker Boehner said the Republican led House and Democratic Senate are unlikely to stop automatic spending cuts set to hit in two weeks. He warned against a government shutdown while noting doubts about Obama preschool funding, pathway to citizenship, and gun proposals, and highlighted a stalled budget debate.
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Notable Americans see tiny retail spending rise in January
Notable Americans barely spent more last month at retail businesses and restaurants after higher taxes cut their paychecks. The 0.1 percent January gain suggests weak consumer spending in the January-March quarter, potential drag on growth. Auto, clothing, and furniture sales fell while overall retail rose 0.1 percent from December.
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Markets Wrap: Industrials Slide and commodity swings
Wednesday markets show Industrials down 35.79 to 13,982.91 amid mixed gains in futures. Corn, soybeans, wheat, oil, gold, silver and platinum all moved, with corn down 0.75 cent to 6.96, soybeans up 2.25 cents to 14.23, wheat up 3.75 cents to 7.82, oil up 0.50 to 97.01, gold down 4.50 to 1645.10, silver off 0.15 to 30.87 and platinum up 12.50 to 1729.70.
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