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A Third Of Young Americans Without Work

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 9:53 am

Depending on the age group bracket, the federal government puts youth unemployment at about 20%. It is higher among the poorly educated, blacks, and Hispanics. College educated white young people ...
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US CEOs Register Higher Confidence in Global Economy

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 9:44 am

In its latest quarterly survey of how confident CEOs are in the global economy, the Young President’s Organization (YPO) reports that US CEOs’ level of confidence rose to 65.1, the ...
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Credit Suisse Trims S&P Target: Another Sell in May and Go Away! (CS, SPY, PPH)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 8:45 am

Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) is sort of taking the "Sell in May and go away!" approach.  At least that is how it sounds, even if the overall call is ...
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US Average Gasoline Price Forecast Lowered

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 3:01 pm

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its updated Short-Term Energy Outlook today, and the good news for drivers is that the forecast for gasoline prices for the Spring and ...
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Growth in Small Business Hiring Remains Sluggish

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 10:32 am

Business services provider CBIZ, Inc. released its small business employment index this morning. The index tracks hiring trends in companies with fewer than 300 workers. Following this morning’s report that ...
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iPad Market Share Up, Tablet Shipments Down (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, BKS, MSFT)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 12:22 pm

International Data Corp. (IDC) this morning released data on first quarter 2012 shipments of media tablets. These include the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and tablets that use the ...
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Top Ten Job Cutters for April (FSLR, PPG, YHOO, DOW, KMB)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 11:42 am

Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported this morning that employers planned 40,559 layoffs in April, up 7.1% from the 37,880 job cuts in March. In April 2011 36,490 job ...
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Natural Gas Inventories Rise Slightly, Prices Higher

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 10:47 am

The US Energy Information Administration today reported the US natural gas stocks rose by a total of 28 billion cubic feet, slightly below the 31 billion cubic feet increase that ...
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US Petroleum Inventories Rise, Imports Rise Modestly

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 12:08 pm

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. US commercial crude inventories increased by 2.8 million barrels last week, bringing the total US commercial ...
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As Stock Market Hits Four-Year High, So Does Confidence

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:47 am

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has reached a four-year high and has started to close in on its highest level ever. The index would only have to rise at its ...
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Manufacturing Index Rises for 33rd Consecutive Month

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 12:27 pm

The Institute for Supply Managment (ISM) has released its purchasing manager’s index (PMI) for April showing a rise of 1.4% in the index, from 53.4% in March to 54.8% in ...
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Chicago PMI Report at 29-Month Low

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 10:36 am

The Chicago purchasing managers index (PMI) for the month of April fell from 62.2 in March to 56.2, the lowest reading since September 2009. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, ...
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Personal Income, Savings Rise in March

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 9:29 am

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its report for March personal income and outlays this morning, showing that Americans got a bit of an income boost in March, ...
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A Need for Social Security When There May Be Little

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 6:35 am

More and more Americans expect to rely on Social Security as they move into retirement. Based on government numbers, the agency will have trouble supporting them. Due to a need ...
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Consumer Sentiment Steady in April

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 12:05 pm

The Reuters/University of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment for April is a couple of ticks higher than it was in March and 9.5% higher than it was in April 2011. ...
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