Stocks Stumble As Business Inventory-to-Sales Ratio Hovers At Lehman Levels

The post-retail-sales, opening ramp has been eviscerated as yet another data series suggests things aren't well in the US economy. US Business inventories rose more than expected in February (+0.3% vs +0.2% exp) but this held the crucial inventories-to-sales ratio at 1.36x - the highest since the Lehman spike.

Worst since Lehman...

And stocks continue to slide...

Charts: Bloomberg