December 20, 2023
“…Companies added just 103,000 workers for the month, slightly below the downwardly revised 106,000 in October and missing the 128,000 Dow Jones estimate. Along with the modest job growth came a 5.6% increase in annual pay, which ADP said was… Continue Reading…
December 9, 2022
“Wholesale prices rose more than expected in November as food prices surged, dampening hopes that inflation could be headed lower, the Labor Department reported Friday. The producer price index, a measure of what companies get for their products in the… Continue Reading…
January 4, 2022
“A record 4.5 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.This pushed the quits rate to 3%, matching the high from September.Workers particularly quit their jobs in the hospitality industry, which had by far… Continue Reading…
December 29, 2021
“The U.S. trade deficit in goods mushroomed to a record in November as imports surged and exports slipped. The goods trade deficit widened last month by 17.5% to $97.8 billion from $83.2 billion in October, the Commerce Department said on… Continue Reading…
December 14, 2021
“Wholesale prices increased at their quickest pace on record in November in the latest sign that the inflation pressures bedeviling the economy are still present, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The producer price index for final demand increased 9.6% over the previous… Continue Reading…
December 10, 2021
“The consumer price index, which measures the cost of a wide-ranging basket of goods and services, rose 0.8% for the month, good for a 6.8% pace on a year over year basis and the fastest rate since June 1982. Excluding food… Continue Reading…
December 3, 2021
“ Nonfarm payrolls increased by 210,000 in November, following a gain of 546,000 the previous month. The number was well below Wall Street expectations of 573,000. Despite the big hiring miss, the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, a 0.4% percentage… Continue Reading…
December 1, 2021
“Private hiring increased by 534,000 for the month, better than the Dow Jones estimate of 506,000 in a labor market that appears to be getting tighter. The total was a decline from the October growth of 570,000, which was revised lower… Continue Reading…
November 6, 2020
“While some hard-hit industries have seen some level of recovery as the economy takes a phased approach to reopening, many companies need to operate at full capacity to maintain their business and move toward expansion. But these plans have been… Continue Reading…
October 30, 2020
“Lantronix, Inc. (LTRX) Lantronix, Inc. (LTRX) has popped up in this Investopedia column and in my newsletter several times, and just about every time, it has witnessed considerable gains in value. These have been short-lived, however, so you may want to… Continue Reading…
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