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,...
Greenberg to Marketwatch
One of the very best investigative financial reporters in the business is returning to public view: Herb Greenberg is starting at CBS...
Outsourcing May Create U.S. Jobs
From today’s WSJ: “U.S. companies sending computer-systems work abroad yielded higher productivity that actually boosted...
Nader’s contributors are GOP members
On several occasions, we’ve noted that Nader will have a significant, perhaps decisive impact on the 2004 elections. Apparently, we...
Resolving the Controversy between Payroll and Household Surveys
The Bureau of Labor Statistics weighs in on what should be a thoroughly resolved debate: Which is the more accurate and reliable measure...