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Vinny D.L-Dudai said the first word desk has a plethora of the plethora.

A plethora.

Retail sales, the producer price index, both down the headline on the retail sales report for

March minus 0.3 percent down 0.3% going into the report

economists at expected a 0.1% gain so a negative number. Underlying figures

with the retail sales ex autos and gas a control group all up a bit.

The producer price index a gauge of wholesale prices down 0.1% in March, excluding food and energy, also down 0.1% in March, excluding food and energy, also down.

1 year, we're looking at down.

1 as well on the PPI.

At the Bloomberg, first word desk, I'm Vinny.

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