Yields Away!
A friend writes: Here’s something that I think is really interesting: Only 9 times since 1977 has the yield on the 2-year Treasury...
What’s a Job Worth? $390,000
Michael Santoli of Barron’s makes an interesting observation: “To some, a new job is worth nothing more than the number...
WSJ: March Payrolls Growth Soars Above Economists’...
The WSJ does its monthly round up of Economists (before you take any of this as Gospel, remember this crew has been very wrong for about...
Hold The Bubbly
Dow Jones Newswire’s Dr. John McAuley admonishes investors that “March Jobs Gain Welcome, But Hold The Bubbly” In a...
Spectacular Job numbers not an April’s Fool Joke
Monster numbers today: U.S. Payrolls Grew in March At Fastest Pace in Four Years U.S. employers in March hired workers at the fastest...
Unleaded gas, inflation adjusted
As we have noted in the past, Gasoline remains cheaper than Diet Coke. via Mark Hulbert at CBS Marketwatch
The April Fool’s Jobs Report
The most eagerly awaited Employment Situation report since, well, last month’s, is out tomorrow. A strong report may send the markets...
Chart of the Week: Will increased Profits lead to Job creation?
Deutsche Bank noted that correlation between profitability and new hires: “Q4 corporate profits grew 32% (Q-over-Q), and 29%...
Dow Jones Industrials ReShuffling
Dow Jones shuffle: AT&T, Eastman Kodak and International Paper out. Dow Jones Adds AIG, Pfizer, Verizon To DJIA (Effective April 8,...