Against that backdrop, retail chains are reporting their same store sales for July today, and so far they are less than stellar, particularly considering the comparisons are to July of last year when chain store sales fell an average of 5%.
Wells Fargo shares are down over 3% while JPM shares are taking a 1.6% hit so far today.
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Specifically, more than 18, 000 calls have changed hands on AA so far today, compared to about 13, 000 puts.
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So far today BIDU has seen call volume of 29, 655 contracts, compared to put volume of 20, 969 contracts.
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"We married 87 couple on Thursday, 590 yesterday (Friday) and at least 200 today (Saturday) so far, " the official said.
Earnings are also a focus so far today as both Wal-Mart (positive) and Hewlett-Packard (negative) results have crossed the tape.
So far today, 151, 401 call options have changed hands on the security, compared to a mere 81, 769 put contracts.
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More than 117, 400 calls have changed hands on CSCO so far today, easily outstripping put volume of just 77, 162 contracts.
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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops even went so far today to say that the Sooners could move to the Pac-12 without Texas.
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For instance, DRYS has seen call volume of nearly 2, 000 contracts so far today, compared to put volume of roughly 750 contracts.
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On the options front, calls are the soup de jour, with more than 40, 200 of these typically bullish bets changing hands so far today.
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More than 63, 000 contracts have traded on Electronic Arts so far today, with approximately three calls changing hands for each single put option in play.
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Specifically, Market Intellisearch reports that 549, 896 block trades have changed hands on CSTR so far today, with buying volume totaling a hefty 684, 602 shares.
Turning toward the options pits, more than 33, 430 puts have changed hands on HPQ so far today, compared to volume of 27, 802 call contracts.
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One bearish play, which yields maximum benefits if shares in the ETF drop more than 25% by December expiration, is one of the largest initiated on the XLF so far today.
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That said, put volume is in near parity with cal volume so far today, with 1, 091 of these typically bearish bets crossing the tape, compared to call volume of 1, 147 contracts.
And Secretary Rice today wouldn't go so far, but she did repeat that the United States holds to its international obligations and functions in accordance with international law.
Bids are due today and Reuters is reporting that so far not one company has made an offer.
The Lynx A we witnessed working in person today was a prototype unit, so fit and finish were far from being retail ready, as wide gaps and exposed screws abounded.
Today you would have trouble distinguishing Magellan from an index fund so far as industry and group weightings are concerned.
Pogo Connect is supported by 16 compatible apps so far, most of which are live and ready today.
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So far Seagate is the only company making hybrid HDDs today that combine flash memory and a HDD.
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Today's fashion for green screen and chroma key is not so far removed from the back projection and studio sets of Hollywood's Golden Age.
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Image damage from "no" votes could be severe in today's turbulent corporate governance environment, so companies must now become far more assertive in explaining how their top executives are paid.
TSMC, renowned in its homeland and industry but barely known to most others, has climbed so far past erstwhile rivals that its market cap is today second only to U.S. industry leader Intel among specialized chip manufacturers.
One Iraqi minister today claimed that as many as 100, 000 families have been displaced so far by sectarian and insurgent fighting.
"I don't think the explanation the White House has come up with so far is sufficient, " Lott told The Associated Press today.
Bryce tweeted a message out today that he posted on his blog that his firm was hiring but so far no women had come forward to apply.
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