April nonfarm payrolls:+290K vs. +190K expected, +230K in March (revised from +162K). Unemployment 9.9% vs. 9.7% expected, 9.7% in March. Upside surprise in payroll gains, and unemployment. [View news story]
A lot get hooked up with future empoyers before graduation, at least the ones who get off their butts.
April nonfarm payrolls:+290K vs. +190K expected, +230K in March (revised from +162K). Unemployment 9.9% vs. 9.7% expected, 9.7% in March. Upside surprise in payroll gains, and unemployment. [View news story]
I haven't seen too many perma bulls out today, just a few here and there.
April nonfarm payrolls:+290K vs. +190K expected, +230K in March (revised from +162K). Unemployment 9.9% vs. 9.7% expected, 9.7% in March. Upside surprise in payroll gains, and unemployment. [View news story]
Always good to look back at history. Those of us who have lived long enough have seen this before. (I can't believe I'm starting to sound like an old man).
Surviving Market Sell-Offs: Beware the Sound Bite [View article]
I think back to the Asia crisis in the '90's. Stocks took a temporary beating for a little bit (my neighbor who at one point said he should be a day trader - always a danger sign stocks are in trouble - went into a bit of a depression), but I enjoyed paying less than a buck a gallon for gas. You are right, cash and guts in time like these are a good thing.
Speaking of guts, I like to kneeboard, don't have as far to fall when I wipe out.
Millions of Greek workers are striking today, essentially shutting the country down in protest of austerity measures, and more than 100,000 people may show up at rallies. But at the end of the day, most Greeks realize the protests are symbolic only, as the government has little choice but to push forward with reforms. [View news story]
Oh, I agree, but the people accepted the gifts their rulers handed to them. It is a hard thing not to do. We accepted big tax breaks with two wars going on.
I know very well that different areas of this country will recover (or take a step back) at uneven levels. I live in an area where housing prices never went crazy and is not dependent on just one industry. Oh, and I am naturally optimistic, and admittedly sometimes naive. But, the investor in me is divorced from my sunny outlook. Can't let emotion or politics get in the way of when to hold em or when to fold em.
A clinical trial of an experimental GlaxoSmithKline (GSK -1.3%) drug designed to harness the potential anti-aging effects of red wine has been halted for "unexpected safety events." [View news story]
Hmmmm.....Time for a second glass of the real stuff.
Just tiny little green shoots. Just got off the phone with a supplier who said they have to increase their lead time, they have gotten very busy (yet I'm not gullible enough not to be a bit suspicious, she may have been trying to get me to order!) I just see that things have changed around me.
April nonfarm payrolls: +290K vs. +190K expected, +230K in March (revised from +162K). Unemployment 9.9% vs. 9.7% expected, 9.7% in March. Upside surprise in payroll gains, and unemployment. [View news story]
Three Things I Think I Think About the Markets [View article]
How should investors react to extraordinary market plunges? According to Peter Cohan: Relax, check your safety net, and then go shopping for good companies that have suddenly become much less expensive. [View news story]
April nonfarm payrolls: +290K vs. +190K expected, +230K in March (revised from +162K). Unemployment 9.9% vs. 9.7% expected, 9.7% in March. Upside surprise in payroll gains, and unemployment. [View news story]
April nonfarm payrolls: +290K vs. +190K expected, +230K in March (revised from +162K). Unemployment 9.9% vs. 9.7% expected, 9.7% in March. Upside surprise in payroll gains, and unemployment. [View news story]
Surviving Market Sell-Offs: Beware the Sound Bite [View article]
Stocks plunging off the cliff: Dow -480 to 10387. S&P -54 to 1111. Nasdaq -125 to 2277. [View news story]
Initial Jobless Claims: -7K to 444K vs. 440K consensus. Continuing claims -59K to 4,594,000. [View news story]
Initial Jobless Claims: -7K to 444K vs. 440K consensus. Continuing claims -59K to 4,594,000. [View news story]
Surviving Market Sell-Offs: Beware the Sound Bite [View article]
Speaking of guts, I like to kneeboard, don't have as far to fall when I wipe out.
Millions of Greek workers are striking today, essentially shutting the country down in protest of austerity measures, and more than 100,000 people may show up at rallies. But at the end of the day, most Greeks realize the protests are symbolic only, as the government has little choice but to push forward with reforms. [View news story]
ETF Update: Homebuilders Showing Surprising Strength [View article]
Face-Off: Consumer Strength [View article]
A clinical trial of an experimental GlaxoSmithKline (GSK -1.3%) drug designed to harness the potential anti-aging effects of red wine has been halted for "unexpected safety events." [View news story]
ETF Update: Homebuilders Showing Surprising Strength [View article]
I just see that things have changed around me.