Leading Indicators Rise in January

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=716&e=4&u=/ap/20040219/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy

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The business-funded Conference Board (news - web sites) said Thursday its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators (news - web sites) rose to 115.0 last month following gains of 0.2 percent in December and 0.3 percent in November. Analysts had expected a rise of about 0.3 percent for January.

Ken Goldstein, the business group's economist, noted that the index has been gaining since last spring.

The rise points to "sustained economic growth, perhaps through the first half of this year," he said.

Still, Goldstein warned that there were factors that could create bumps for the economy later this year.

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. Sounds to me...

....like the prospect of Junta Boy and the Squatters getting evicted is starting to permeate the markets.

And the markets are happy at the prospect.