 it's money news 10 and 40 past the hour brought to you by penfed great rates for everyone and here's dan ronan stocks closed down on friday but for the first six months of the year they're roaring especially on the s p and the nasdaq the s p is up 14 for the year the nasdaq 18.5 an important economic measure that the federal reserve watches very closely in may slowed to its lowest level in more than three years