So in the last update I mentioned how I was a bit confused about the metals and energy markets, but I was confident a big sell off would occur in the main indexes. Luckily I got short the S&P and … more →
The Active Young Investorwrote 3 weeks ago: Jobs: Employers cut 11,000 jobs from their payrolls in November, the Labor Department reported Frida … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: While the United States lost another 11,000 jobs in November, Canada has added 79,100 jobs, five tim … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The start of this week looks somewhat better compared to the end of last week. Although nervousness … more →
wrote 1 month ago: While the US is technically out of recession, it provides little relief for those trying to seek or … more →
wrote 1 month ago: “WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – The U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 10.2% in October, topp … more →
wrote 2 months ago: John Crudele FINALLY, a confession! I’ve been writing in this column for years that the way th … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The unemployment figures for the month of July are out. The White House released the numbers with … more →
wrote 4 months ago: In yet another case of calling bad news an encouraging sign (and as much as I’ve derided the p … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The Economy trashed 247,000 jobs last quarter. Nationwide unemployment is hovering around 9 1/2 %. T … more →
wrote 5 months ago: It’s pretty simple. You have less, you spend less. As retailers reported their monthly figure … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Obama said Thursday that he remains confident the economy will turn around in the short term and the … more →
wrote 6 months ago: CONVENTIONAL 30 Yr 5.375% 15 Yr 5.0 ARMS 3 Yr 3.625% 5 Yr 4.125 7 Yr 4.5 JUMBO 30 Yr … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Kiplinger’s Letter said “Home sales and refinancing will sag as a result of interest rates. But no … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Since the recession began in December, 2007, 5.1 million jobs have been lost, with almost two-thirds … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Jobs report….. Well, the jobs number is mixed, but I suspect the market may be happy with it. … more →
wrote 9 months ago: WASHINGTON (CNN) – The White House reacted to February’s jobs loss report Friday with an announcemen … more →
wrote 9 months ago: WASHINGTON (CNN) – House Minority Leader John Boehner responded to the latest dismal jobs repo … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Before the stimulus bill was agreed on in the Senate, I wrote the following Friday evening, with pla … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Did someone forget to remind the stock market that the jobs data released this morning is the worst … more →