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Private Sector Jobs Rise by 230k In March

Apr 1, 2011, 9:39 AM

In line with expectations, private-industry nonfarm payrolls rose 230,000 in March, down slightly from the 240,000 net gain posted in February, the Labor Department... Read »

Detroit Imploads

Apr 1, 2011, 12:19 AM

One of the more striking findings in William Easterly’s writings about Third World Aid is that regardless of how little is learned, just the continual call... Read »

Pimco’s Mohamed El-Erian Wants to Be Taxed More

Mar 31, 2011, 4:12 PM

Mohamed El-Erian guest hosted “Surveillance Midday” with Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television this afternoon where he spoke about crises in Ireland, Japan... Read »

Jobless Claims Both Up and Down

Mar 31, 2011, 10:28 AM 2

Were Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance up or down? Well how about both? They fell by 6,000 last week to 388,000, but last week were revised up by 12,000,... Read »

Jobless Claims Fall By 6k

Mar 31, 2011, 9:44 AM

The improving prospects of the U.S. economic recovery, particularly the labor market, have pushed stocks closer to their February highs in the last few days. Today’s... Read »

We Should Have Left Bad Enough Alone

Mar 31, 2011, 9:09 AM 2

Except for housing, much of the American economy is slowly but steadily recovering from the recession that began more than three years ago. The housing sector... Read »

There’s Always A New Recession Lurking

Mar 31, 2011, 9:03 AM

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and newly minted Presidential candidate thinks that a new recession is coming. He’s right, of course. There’s always... Read »

The Coming Mini-Boom in Commercial Real Estate

Mar 31, 2011, 1:55 AM

We are currently under-building commercial real estate, which will lead to a mini-boom. The pipeline of new buildings is thin, so as the economy improves, there... Read »

The Truth About the Economy that Nobody In Washington Or On Wall Street Will Admit: We’re Heading Back Toward a Double Dip

Mar 31, 2011, 12:20 AM

Why aren’t Americans being told the truth about the economy? We’re heading in the direction of a double dip – but you’d never know it if you listened to... Read »

A Disturbing Trend: No Growth in Total Business Establishments in U.S.

Mar 30, 2011, 2:47 PM

The last Atlanta Fed poll of small businesses in the Southeast suggested an uptick in confidence late last year. A similar upturn has been noted in the National... Read »

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