WEDNESDAY 2/22/17; DAX (Germany) Tags 12K; 2-Year German Schatz Record Low Yield -0.90%; Euro 1.04-Handle; CHS; DISH; EV; MBLY; NCLH; SO; TJX; TOL; Existing Home Sales; 5-Year Note Auction; FOMC Minutes; INDU (Dow Industrials) and NDX (Nasdaq Composite) Print All-Time Highs; HPQ; LB; SAM; CAKE; JACK; NBR; RGR; RIG; SUN

Australia and Asia stocks begin trading flat. ASX 200 -0.1%. NIKK +0.1%. Toshiba +6%. In Japan, Rakuten catapults over +10% after announcing a buyback the mother’s milk of higher stock prices. KOSPI +0.1%. Real estate stocks and retailers lead higher in Asia.

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Television personality Jim Cramer says the stock market has further upside ahead and “you would be a fool to bet against the market now.” Cramer says companies will keep providing better earnings and the market is likely “cheaper than investors realize.” The bullish prognostications continue.