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Fed Faces Risk of Fourth Summer Slump While Pushing QE
*from www.bloomberg.com, April 8, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: This time, Federal Reserve policy makers are prepared for the summertime slump.
Key Facts and Figures:
During the past three years, the Fed planned...
Job Gains Slow Amid U.S. Unemployment at Four-Year Low
*from www.bloomberg.com, April 5, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: U.S. employers hired fewer workers than forecast in March and a shrinking labor force pushed the unemployment rate down to the lowest in four years.
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U.S. Stocks Little Changed as Stimulus Optimism Fades
*from www.bloomberg.com, April 4, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: U.S. stocks were little changed, paring an earlier rally, as optimism over central bank’s stimulus efforts faded.
Key Facts and Figures:
The S&P...
Small Business Employment Climbs by Most in a Year
*from www.reuters.com, April 3, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: Small business employment grew in March by the most in a year.
Key Facts and Figures:
The National Federation of Independent Business said that employment...
U.S. Stocks Fall as Jobs, Services Reports Miss Estimates
*from www.bloomberg.com, April 3, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: U.S. stocks fell, dragging the S&P 500 Index down from a record, as worse-than-estimated data on employment and the nation’s service industries...
Construction Jobs Soar on Housing Recovery
*from www.money.cnn.com, Mar. 8, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: The recovery in the housing market is driving a turnaround in the labor market as well, especially in construction.
Key Facts and Figures:
The better-than-expected...
Labor Market Gains Help Brighten Americans’ Outlook
*from www.bloomberg.com, Mar. 7, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. unexpectedly declined to a six-week low.
Key Facts and Figures:
First-time jobless claims fell by...
Dow Average Rises to Record as Jobless Claims Decline
*from www.bloomberg.com, Mar. 7, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to another record high as the number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits fell to a six-week low.
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