If you want to garner insights about the underlying state of the macro-economy, look no further than the behavior of holiday shoppers....
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."The dollar’s dominance as the world’s premier currency isn’t likely to end anytime soon, but it is seeing some...
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The low end of the retail universe continues to suffer from energy costs, weak income improvements, and a difficult job market. New...
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas said companies announced 104,530 job cuts in November, up 5.1% from a year earlier and 2.6% from...
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Is the falling dollar good or bad for stocks? The answer, according to Mark Hulbert, is: it depends. "Which is which depends a lot...
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Here’s yet another online-only WSJ column: Season’s Subtotal. The WSJ will take a "regular look at how the holiday...
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. Once again, we go to the overlooked but very worthwhile online WSJ’s round up of dismal scientists: Friday’s report showing...
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Non farm payrolls in November grew a measely 112,000 jobs — far below the consensus of 200,000 Wall Street Economists were...
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We’ve extensively discussed the "Accelerated Depreciation of Capital Spending" tax cut, which is scheduled to expire in 4...
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Over the weekend, I penned a corny piece “Giving Thanks” for the technical improvements we have been blessed with (broken downtrend,...
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