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Retail Sales in U.S. Fall for 2nd Month, Signaling Slowdown: Follows similar decline #in April reported as a gain http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/retail-sales-in-u-s-fall-for-second-month-signaling-slowdown.html #tcot

Wholesale Prices in U.S. Dropped 1% #in May on Cheaper Energy, the most since July 2009: Follows a 0.2% decrease http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/wholesale-prices-in-u-s-dropped-1-in-may-on-cheaper-energy.html #tcot

Oil Falls in New York as IEA Says Global Supplies Have Improved: Futures slide as much as 0.8 percent http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/crude-futures-rise-as-much-as-0-3-percent-in-new-york-trading.html #in #tcot

Treasuries Drop for Second Day Before $21B 10-Year Sale: $13B of so-called long bonds to sell tomorrow. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/treasury-bonds-drop-for-2nd-day-before-auctions-today-tomorrow.html #in #tcot

Yen, Dollar Remain Lower as Asian Stocks Snap Decline: The euro strengthened for a second day against $USD... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-12/yen-dollar-remain-lower-on-prospects-asian-stocks-to-advance.html #in #tcot

Falling Coal Use in U.S. Fails to Stem Global Growth: Global use rose 5.4% #in 2011, as U.S. consumption declined 4.6% http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/falling-coal-use-in-u-s-fails-to-stem-global-growth-bp.html

U.S. Renewables Use-Other Than Nuclear And Hydroelectric-Rose Faster Than China #in 2011: 6.4 vs 5.8MT oil equiv http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/u-s-renewables-use-rose-faster-than-china-in-2011-bp.html #tcot

EU May Soften Draft Energy Savings Law, Drop CO2 Option: #In a deal expected by the EU tomorrow is the planned... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/eu-may-soften-draft-energy-savings-law-drop-co2-set-aside-call.html #tcot

UK Offshore Wind Must Copy Oil Drillers to Cut Costs by Third: The Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/u-k-offshore-wind-must-copy-oil-drillers-to-cut-costs-by-third.html #in #tcot

JPMorgan Traders Took Risks They Didn’t Understand, Dimon Says: VaR Switch, and timing of disclosures #in focus http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/jpmorgan-traders-took-risks-they-didn-t-understand-dimon-says.html #tcot

Rajat Gupta Lawyers Submit Wiretaps of Goldman’s Loeb: “compelling” evidence $GS exec shared inside info w/Galleon http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-12/rajat-gupta-lawyers-submit-wiretaps-of-goldman-s-loeb.html #in

Stocks Point Lower as Bears Put a Lid on Tuesday's Rebound: $CASY reported earnings, SMG revised its outlook http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/ezines/stocks+point+lower+as+bears+put+a+lid+on+tuesdays+rebound/openingview.aspx?id=111510 #in #tcot

Fear vs. Fear (Comparing the VIX and Bonds Over the Last Decade): $VIX vs TLT http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/blogs/fear+vs+fear+comparing+the+vix+and+bonds+over+the+last+decade/outsidethebox_blog.aspx?single=true&blogid=111511 #in #tcot

Analysts upwardly revised their ratings on E*Trade Financial, Navistar International, Zynga http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/blogs/analyst+upgrades+etfc+nav+and+znga/trading_floor_blog.aspx?single=true&blogid=111513 $ETFC NAV ZNGA #in #tcot

Analysts downwardly revised their ratings on Cypress Semi, JPMorgan Chase, and McDonald's http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/blogs/analyst+downgrades+cy+jpm+and+mcd/trading_floor_blog.aspx?single=true&blogid=111512 $CY JPM MCD #in #tcot

San Diego-based BioMed Realty Trust Inc. Crosses Over, Buys UK Tech Park For $196M http://www.globest.com/news/12_370/europe/office/BioMed-Crosses-Over-Buys-UK-Tech-Park-for-196M-322346.html #CRE #REI #i #tcot

Mega REITs Remain Confident #in NYC Office, Class A Malls: Value-add opps, new leasing strategies, ditching non-core... http://www.globest.com/news/12_370/newyork/office/Mega-REITs-Remain-Confident-in-NYC-Office-Class-A-Malls-322349.html