July 21, 2022
“Initial jobless claims hit their highest level since mid-November last week, the latest sign that a historically tight labor market is beginning to slow, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. Claims totaled 251,000 for the week ended July 16, up 7,000… Continue Reading…
January 13, 2022
“… The producer price index, a measure of wholesale prices for goods and services, increased 0.2% in December, below the 0.4% estimate. For all of 2021, the 9.7% gain was the biggest on record in data going back to 2010.… Continue Reading…
April 29, 2021
“Comcast reported first-quarter results on Thursday that beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines. Shares were up more than 3% in the morning. Here are the key numbers: Adjusted earnings per share: 76 cents vs 58 cents expected in a… Continue Reading…
October 29, 2020
“Comcast on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines… Here are the key numbers: Earnings per share: 65 cents, adjusted vs.52 cents expected, according to Refinitiv survey of analysts Revenue: $25.53 billion vs. $24.74 billion expected,… Continue Reading…
June 3, 2020
“…Transportation stocks — airlines, railroads, truckers and shippers — are a proverbial canary in acoal mine. The Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT) is often looked at by experts as a good indicatorfor the state of the economy and broader market. And it’s outperforming… Continue Reading…
June 1, 2020
“ISM manufacturing index climbs to 43.1% in May from 41.5%… The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index climbed to 43.1% last month from an 11-year low of 41.5% in April, suggesting the worst of the economic damage from the pandemic… Continue Reading…
May 7, 2020
“#1 According to economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal, the April jobs report will show that the unemployment rate in the United States is now above 16 percent. #2 U.S. manufacturing orders just crashed by the most ever. #3 U.S. gasoline consumption just dropped to… Continue Reading…
April 27, 2020
“The narrowing group of winners in the S&P 500 doesn’t bode well for the future performance of U.S. stocks, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The U.S. benchmark is around 17% below its February record, but the median stock trades… Continue Reading…
April 10, 2020
“With the S&P 500 surging more than 10% for the week ending April 9 to wrap up its best weekly gain since 1974, investors might be giving more credence to the belief that the worst of the stock market rout is… Continue Reading…
March 4, 2020
“U.S. companies kept adding jobs in February despite the coronavirus scare, as private payrolls expanded well above the pace that Wall Street had anticipated. Employment excluding government jobs rose by 183,000 for the month, according to a report Wednesday from… Continue Reading…
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