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Midday Market Report: 1/23/2013

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It's the best start to a year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1990 cents.

CEO's world leaders power brokers and economists feeling the bullish just.

We'll find out this week the time he's -- -- -- kicks off the 43 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

-- survey results aren't encouraging price Waterhouse Coopers says the number of CEOs feeling very confident in their company's growth -- this year.

Has fallen to 36%.

Down from 48% two years ago.

The survey also showed that nearly a quarter of this CEO's and more job cuts -- ahead.

But not at Lowe's we told you that -- is Christmas for the home improvement chains and -- -- hiring 45000 workers for their busy season.

-- company also plans to -- 9000 part time workers on a permanent basis.

McDonald through its profits slightly in the fourth quarter to one point four billion dollars better than expected.

However Mickey -- warning that its sales will drop this month and that is it troubling signs many investors.

In the world's biggest hamburger -- And IBM proving that tech is not dead in blue posting earnings beating expectations.

And raised its outlook for the rest of the year -- this.

On the earnings -- check out Fox Business that -- In New York -- and in --