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The u. S. Trading session. A lot of new this morning and our markets are reacting. Julie we are seeing a mixed picture. There does seem to be a little bit of trepidation and the ratets, mostly seen on the side with the 10year. Stocks in the u. S. Are mixed. We saw a straw finish we saw a strong finish to the week with technology. We see more bumping as and the downdraft we are seeing with big names has more to do with earnings fallout as well as analyst calls. If you look at our big three declines today, we have merck shares trading down. The stock was down. Down at Morgan Stanley and barclays. The shares down almost 5 . General motors being downgraded. 27 analyst saying he sees downside potentials with cyclical pressure and changeover and north america, driving the companys ebusiness down 5 . Advanced micro devices is trading lower. This one is from Morgan Stanley, that stocks being cut to underweight. Those shares trading lower. Overall, as we head into this , a jobs report, the fed