STOCKS FALL: Here's What You Need To Know, January 8, 2013

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Tuesday, January 8, 2013 Advertisement A down day before the beginning of earnings season. First the scoreboard: Dow: 13,328, -55.4, -0.4 percent S&P 500: 1,457, -4.7, -0.3 percent NASDAQ: 3,091, -7.0, -0.2 percent And now the top stories: There wasn't a whole lot of news to move markets today.  Despite today's sell-off, it's worth noting that the S&P 500 is still near its five-year high. There seems to be a bit of anxiety ahead of Q4 earnings season.  "Investors are waiting to see if there was some collateral damage from the battle over the fiscal cliff," writes LPL Financial's Jeff Kleintop. "Macroeconomic factors have been the key driver of the market lately, but microeconomics will begin to garner investors’ attention in the coming weeks as companies begin to release their fourth quarter earnings reports." For the most part, analysts have been revising their earnings forecasts downward, notes stock market guru Ed Yardeni. But that's not the end of the world.  "The bottom line is that the bottom line for S&P 500 companies on a 12-month (and on a 52-week) forward basis rose to a record high at the beginning of this year even though analysts have been lowering their estimates for 2012 and 2013." The Federal Reserve published another healthy reading on consumer credit.  Total consumer credit outstanding jumped by $16.0 billion in November.  Economists were looking for a gain of just $12.7 billion. Revolving credit (e.g. credit cards) climbed by 1.1 percent, while non-revolving debt (e.g. car loans, student loans) grew 9.6 percent. In company-specific news, Yum Brands slashed its earnings outlook, blaming bad publicity from an ongoing probe of chicken suppliers by the Chinese government.  The stock fell today. Aluminum giant Alcoa kicks of Q4 earnings season after the bell today.  We'll cover it LIVE on BusinessInsider.com. Don't Miss: GOLDMAN: These Are The 23 Best Stocks For Fat Dividends And Big Buyback Plans > Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook. Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Money Game RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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