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| | By Lara Hoffmans, Forbes, 11/30/2011 |
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It seems November was a good month for private sector job creation—with 206,000 jobs added when only 130,000 were expected. Add that to revised numbers in October and September—October saw 130,000 added instead of the previously reported 110,000, and September jumped to 116,000 from 91,000. What’s more, small firms added the lion’s share, and even the construction industry saw some job gains.
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| | By Fisher Investments, The Street, 11/28/2011 |
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The European Union has unveiled its much-discussed credit ratings agency reform plan. This comes on the heels of a blunder wherein a major agency accidentally sent an email announcing a downgrade to France's credit rating. (Similarly, the same rater made a $2 trillion math error when assessing the U.S.'s credit worthiness in August.)
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| | By Mike Hanson, Real Clear Markets, 11/23/2011 |
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Pretty much everything I read these days suggests much the same: "As the euro goes, so goes the world." I'm not so sure. Particularly for stock investors, maybe the euro and its zone are headed for more trouble, but the world can move on. Unfathomable?
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| | By Lara Hoffmans, Forbes, 11/22/2011 |
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The “umbrella man” is that curious fellow standing by the side of the road at the spot where bullets entered JFK’s convertible in Dallas. A beautiful sunny day—and there’s a fellow standing under an opened black umbrella.
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Historical data shows unemployment rises even after recessions end.
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| | By Lara Hoffmans, Forbes, 11/17/2011 |
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In this space, I often say that high unemployment is a symptom of past economic weakness, not a harbinger of future weakness. This may seem counterintuitive, but isn’t.
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| | By Lara Hoffmans, Forbes, 11/11/2011 |
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In a new twist on the “income inequality” debate, evidently, older people earn more than younger people. The reason why this tautology is news now is because, according to the Pew Center, the gap is wider than ever.
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New research report recaps recent market activity and provides forecast for period ahead.
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| | By Fisher Investments, PRWeb, 11/07/2011 |
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Fisher Investments released its latest Stock Market Outlook, a quarterly research report published by the firm’s in-house research team under the direction of the Investment Policy Committee.
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| | By Adam Shell, USA Today, 11/03/2011 |
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Partisan politicians. Divisive politics. Fights about economic policies. Financial markets have been battling political headwinds ever since Republicans won control of the House of Representatives in last year's midterm elections.
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| | By Fisher Investments, The Street, 11/03/2011 |
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Third-quarter earnings season is in full swing, with 315 S&P 500 firms reporting through Oct. 28, with enough data, in our view, to get a decent picture of what the full quarter may look like.
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| | By Ken Fisher, Forbes, 11/02/2011 |
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Today’s biggest investor fear boils down to one thing: recession. While there’s no guarantee that there won’t be a double dip, I can tell you with certainty that another recession now would be unprecedented when you consider the historical evidence.
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