The NYT’s Floyd Norris notes that the 12-month change in private sector jobs is down 125,000 jobs from may 2007 to May 2008. Since...
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One of our major themes around here is that investors need to learn to think for themselves. That may be obvious, but...
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In Barron’s The Trader column, Kopin Tan asks: "Is the Stock Market’s recent resurgence just an ephemeral, bear-market...
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As a follow up to our NFP extravaganza yesterday, here are a few additional items you may find informative: Yesterday, we noted the big...
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This morning on the train, a boatload of tourists, screaming kids in tow, filled the seats near me. This always raises a challenging...
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Our Friday afternoon digression comes via Mark Faber’s Doom, Gloom & Boom report, this has to be the funniest thing I’ve...
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So much for THAT magazine cover indicator! That has to be the fastest any call OF MINE has been proven wrong — a new...
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Our last word on NFP for the day: One of the best leading indicators for employment is Temp Help. . . And how is that doing? >TEMP...
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In our relentless attempt to get at the Truth, we often spill pixels showing how government data makes things appear rosier than they are...
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