August 5, 2024
“Nonfarm payrolls grew by just 114,000 in July, below the downwardly revised 179,000 in June and the Dow Jones estimate for 185,000. The unemployment rate edged higher to 4.3%, its highest since October 2021, triggering an economic rule on recessions.… Continue Reading…
July 25, 2024
“…Real gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services produced during the April-through-June period, increased at a 2.8% annualized pace adjusted for seasonality and inflation. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for growth of 2.1% following… Continue Reading…
July 8, 2024
“…Most investors would probably be happy with these returns. However, those who want even bigger gains might want to check out the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SMH). This ETF has soared a whopping 48% year to date… This year’s big returns aren’t… Continue Reading…
May 9, 2024
“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/03/jobs-report-april-2024-us-job-growth-totaled-175000-in-april.html
March 13, 2024
“By outward appearances, the labor market today looks much as it did before the pandemic. The unemployment rate is just as low, the share of adults in the labor force is just as high, and wages are growing at roughly… Continue Reading…
February 29, 2024
“…Bitcoin BTCUSD, 3.89% is seeing an impressive rally, as the crypto topped $64,000 briefly on Wednesday, touching levels not seen since its record peak in November 2021…” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-nears-all-time-high-but-this-rally-is-much-different-than-2021-record-run-8a88c18d I don’t know why people wait until an assist is exploding to get in. It’s… Continue Reading…
February 22, 2024
“…Advance retail sales declined 0.8% for the month following a downwardly revised 0.4% gain in December, according to the Census Bureau. A decrease had been expected: Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were looking for a drop of 0.3%, in part to… Continue Reading…
February 15, 2024
“…Advance retail sales declined 0.8% for the month following a downwardly revised 0.4% gain in December, according to the Census Bureau. A decrease had been expected: Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were looking for a drop of 0.3%, in part to… Continue Reading…
February 7, 2024
“…Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 353,000 for the month, much better than the Dow Jones estimate for 185,000, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate held at 3.7%, against the estimate for 3.8%. Wage growth also showed… Continue Reading…
January 8, 2024
“…December’s jobs report showed employers added 216,000 positions for the month while the unemployment rate held at 3.7%. Payroll growth showed a sizeable gain from November’s downwardly revised 173,000. October also was revised lower, to 105,000 from 150,000, indicating a slightly less… Continue Reading…
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