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U.S. Stock Index future is slipping as investors await minutes from the latest Federal Reserve

meeting. We check the markets every 15 minutes throughout the trading day on Bloomberg.

S&P, E-Many Futures down 6 points,

Dao E-Many futures down 59,

Nasdaq E-Many futures down 11, the Daxen Germany's down half percent.

Ten-year Treasury down 6-30 seconds, the yield 1.79 percent. Ten-year Treasury down 6.30 seconds, the yield 1.79 percent.

Nymex crude oil, little changed at $48.32 a barrel.

Comex gold on half percent or $5.90 cents to 1271 an ounce.

The euro, $1,12,78, the N 109.54, and Target down almost 8 percent after reporting

quarterly sales that missed analyst estimates.

And that's a Bloomburg business flash.

Tom and Mike.

Karen, thank you so much.

Ginson a turn to the markets this morning is how I would do it. He grew up in a font of minor league

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