FRIDAY 5/13/16; Friday the 13th; US Yield Curve Flattening; JCP; Retail Sales; PPI (Producer Price Index); Business Inventories; Consumer Sentiment

Today is Friday the 13th considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. Play it safe; do not break any mirrors, or walk under any ladders or cross the path of any black cats today.

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A pregnant woman in Puerto Rico is the first to develop a fetus with micocephaly due to the Zika virus. Sadly, the fetus was a miscarriage. The CDC and other organizations are studying the Zika virus to find a cure or solution to  handle the disease but progress is very slow.