today's data 2011-02-11

The U.S. trade gap widened by 32.8% in 2010, the largest percentage increase in a decade as the full-year trade deficit with China reached a record high. The trade deficit grew 5.9% in December to $40.5 billion, slightly higher than economists had expected.

Several media sources reported that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned and that the Army has taken control of the country's affairs. European stocks rose strongly on the news.

good, right?  

eventually we got our power back.