China’s Oil Grab
You work long enough on Wall Street, you meet interesting people. Some are charming, some colorful, some sardonic, some brilliant. ...
China on Course to Overtake US Economy
Here’s a stat to get the old ticker pumping first thing in the morning: Past 25 Year Growth Rates: China: 8%+U.S. ...
The Growing Risk of Housing ‘Bubblettes’
More Than a Dozen Cities, Eight in California, Have Excessive Home Prices:The percentage above or below expected level based on such...
Jobs Data Round Up
For those of you who may not have been paying attention Friday, we had another below consensus Jobs number. Drilling beneath the...
Barron’s picks up Unemployment Rate: Worse than it Appears
> Yesterday’s comments, Unemployment Rate: Worse than it Appears, was picked up by Barron’s. I have to admit that I like...
Unemployment Rate: Worse than it Appears
Sigh . . . Another month, another below-consensus Non-Farm Payroll number. Despite that disappointment, some took solace in the lower...
Chart of the Week: 10 Best Performing Dow Sectors
Despite the poor market performance in January, some sectors managed to buck the trend: With the SPX down 2.5%, the Dow sectors...
Misunderstanding Unemployment Data
A friend quite sarcastically writes: “its a disaster that only 94.8% of all people looking for a job in this country can find...
Lost Jobs Found: Elapsed Time, 46 Months
It is (apparently) Job Situation Weekend, as we continue to tear apart some of the data points from Friday’s Non-Farm Payroll...