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Building permits fell 19.6% in Jan (revised to -19.9%)
The bounce back shows that Canadian housing continues to muddle along.
On Friday, Canadian housing starts were released early and showed at 165.9K vs 187.5K expected. That included the largest drop in the oil-producing prairies housing construction market in 4 years. 

Cullen/Frost Bankers’ Dick Evans says his stress test model looks for a $28 per barrel bottom for oil.

Here are three stocks making big moves thanks to earnings and other news.

Greek finance minister Tsakalotos via Reuters
– Has to convince lenders that the numbers will add up to reach a primary surplus of 3.5% of GDP by 2018
– Expects lenders to return in due course, possibly next week
In reality, most lenders will be more convinced that there are fairies at the bottom of the garden than Greece being able to hit a target

Equity markets around the globe are posting losses Monday morning after Friday’s mixed U.S. jobs report sparked fears of another rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

The machine vision specialist is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings results soon. Here’s what investors can expect.