DIA -.03%, Spy -.06%, QQQQ +.31% 10-Year Treasury +1/32 to 4.17% Oil +29 cents to $57.52/bbl Dollar +.4% versus euro, near unchanged versus yen The markets ended the week in a meandering mode. Although the general economic...
Read More“There are lies, damn lies and statistics.” From an analysis perspective, the recent unemployment numbers have been difficult to explain because they do not jibe with the results of the labor participation...
Read MoreDIA +.65%, SPY +.25%, QQQQ +.99% 10-year Treasury -1/8 to 4.18% Oil -$2.21 to $57.80 Dollar +.4%/Yen, near unchanged versus euro The markets rallied on a string of solid news. First, retail sales rose 1.7% last month....
Read MoreUnions have gotten a bad rap for a variety of reasons. The organized crime connection was clearly their fault and caused some very negative and well-justified backlash. Unions also have some pretty antiquated and...
Read More“The wages of typical workers are treading water, growing roughly at the same rate that inflation eats into their buying power. Last week, the Labor Department reported that average wages for production and nonsupervisory...
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