Description:  U.S. stocks advanced, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index its biggest weekly gain since July 2009, as retail sales beat economists’ estimates and the Group of 20 nations began discussions on Europe’s debt crisis.

Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: 10/14/2011

Link:  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-14/u-s-stock-futures-gain-before-economic-data-google-climbs.html

Questions for discussion:

• Summarize the key points in this report?
• What do you expect to happen over the next three months?