THURSDAY 2/16/17; AVP; CAB; CHTR; DF; DUK; H; LH; MPEL; MGM; RS; SWC; WEN; ZTS; Housing Starts; Philly Fed; SPX (S&P 500), INDU or DJI (Dow Industrials), COMPQ (Nasdaq Composite), NDX (Nasdaq 100) and NYA (NYSE Composite) New All-Time Highs; President Trump Press Conference; ARII; ED; DLR; FLS

Australia’s ASX 200 is trading marginally lower down -0.1%. The Australia jobs data is strong adding 13.5K jobs versus the 10.0K expected. The Aussie jobless rate is 







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A suicide bomber detonates himself inside a shrine in Pakistan killing 75 people and injuring a few dozen others. The Muslim terrorist group responsible for the heinous act says the Shiite Muslim gathering was purposely targeted. The 1400 years of Sunni-Shiite hatred continues to fester in the violent Middle East.