Frumpy Friday for Stocks

Stock futures this morning pointed to a lackluster day and that is exactly what we received.  Crude oil was up to nearly $45 per barrel and the economy painted a gloomy picture without too much progress in sight.  Retail sales were flat and automobile sales actually fell backward.  The Consumer Inflation numbers receding falling farther fromFrump the Fed's goal of 2%.  The Dow fell 37 points in a mixed market.