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Gainers

• SPDR S&P Retail (NYSE: XRT) up 2.31 percent to $55.92. Retailers are ripping today, led by strong comps from Target (NYSE: TGT) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS).
• United States Oil (NYSE: USO) up 1.74 percent to $38.55.
  
  Crude moving higher today, following economic data. EIA reported that stockpiles fell by 900 thousand to 358.6 million barrels last week, continuing the 4.4 million barrel drop seen the prior week.

Gainers

• SPDR S&P Retail (NYSE: XRT) up 1.21 percent to $50.95. The ETF is being led by The Children's Place (Nasdaq: PLCE) today, with shares rocking 2.6 percent higher into its Analyst Day.
• Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH) up 1.41 percent to $34.52.
  
  Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) is leading the ETF higher today, following a small dip toward the end of the session yesterday on news that IDC cut its FY11 PC sales forecast.
  
  Intel subsequently reaffirmed its Q2 outlook.

• United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) explodes 6.77% to $9.62. The ETF is up as natural gas Jan 10 futures are up 8% on economic data and some colder forecasts for the Midwest and Northeasten U.S.
• Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) moving about 2.5% to $52.74.
  
  Gold is hitting record highs above $1180 today, setting a good pace for miners to bank in the near-term.
• SPDR S&P Retail (NYSE: XRT) up 2.12% to $35.62.
  
  The ETF is loving today’s economics. Personal income up? Jobless claims down? New home sales up? Should make for