what now? goldman sachs says brace for down side. the ism and ecb meeting. the barclays scandal claims its first victim as the bank s chairman resigns. could that actually mean your interest rates go up. busy week endfor m & a. and new york times says facebook is considering leaving the nasdaq, but wait, then it says it isn t. the bulls ruled the first half with the dow rising almost 5.5%, s&p up more than 8%, but goldman sticksing p theend price targets which would am to about an 8% drop. full-year earns as well, guys, the dow is 114 years old, when it s up for the first half, 71% of the time it adds to the gains in the second half, and 88% of the time it at least hangs on to some gains, so historically, numberology would say it s the wind is at your back. last week it was nike and ford. this morning it s a ubs downgrade possibly. so all of these things are building as we enter the second half of the year. you wonder how much wind will be at our back, and we face t
the year. investors widely anticipating a down gragrade of spanish banks. walmart earnings, same store sale, guidance sole wlid. is t solid. will the walmex scan dedal be material to earnings. insiders upping the amount of shares on facebook they re unloading tomorrow. is this a sign to stay away. fresh numbers out of spain confirm that country is in recessions as reports say bankia has lost a billion in deposits this week. and jpmorgan s bad trade reportedly it getting worse according to the new york time times . how does the bank unwind its position? walmart posting first quarter profits of $1.09 a share. same store sales rising helped by warm weather and an earlier easter. so its conference call, mike duke addressed the mexican bribery scan dell. allegations from last month saying we take compliance with the practices act very seriously and continue to strengthen our and itity corruption programs around the world. the investigation is ongoing and we re working agg