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Caroline Woods reporting from the New York Stock Exchange.

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Here's what we're watching on the street today, investors

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are reacting to a batch of corporate earnings reports.

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Morgan Stanley Bank of America and unitedhealth all posted solid

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results of the less than 10% of S and P

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500 companies that have released earnings. Four out of

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every five have surpassed Wall Street's estimates in other news

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, Levi's Denim is having a moment and it's all

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thanks to Queen Bay after the release of Beyonce's hit

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new song, Levi's the denim brand of fans buying

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up denim jeans, denim jackets and Western clothing.

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According to foot traffic data from pass by visits to

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Levi's physical stores rose 20% during the week of Easter

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Sunday compared to the last three years. Levi's stock

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also saw nice pop after the song was released Thursday

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, soaring 20%. Not just Levi's experiencing a boost

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from Queen Bay with songs like Texas Hold Em and

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16 Carriages. Western boot sales have also jumped sales

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for boots increased by 24%. The week that Beyonce

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released the Western album Act Two Cowboy Carter and another

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40 5% the week after when the hit Texas.

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Hold them topped the charts. According to data from

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market research firm C Canada Beyonce made history as the

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first black woman to come in at number one for

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the country albums chart with her album Act Two Cowboy

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Carter. According to billboard, that'll do it for

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your Daily Briefing from the New York Stock Exchange.

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I'm Caroline Woods with the street.