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Martin Weiss — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:35:44 +0000

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October jobs down 190,000, unemployment hits 10.2%

Mike Larson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:39:24 +0000

The October jobs report was just released. It showed the economy losing 190,000 jobs last month, slightly worse than the -175,000 forecast. However, September’s job loss was revised to only -219,000 from -263,000, while August’s reading also improved to -154,000 from -201,000. The unemployment rate spiked to 10.2% from 9.8%, well above the 9.9% forecast of [...] Related posts:

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Martin Weiss — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:02:16 +0000

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Fed keeps “extended period” language, slightly cuts agency debt plan

Mike Larson — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:25:59 +0000

The Federal Open Market Committee just released its latest interest rate decision and statement. Rates were left unchanged, as expected, at a range of 0% to 0.25%. The Fed also held onto its language pledging to keep rates low for an “extended period.” One minor surprise: The Fed said it would reduce the size of [...] Related posts:

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Those “Free Credit Report” Guys …

Nilus Mattive — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:40 +0000

The New York Times just put up a great story on the whole “free credit report” phenomena. I’ve emphasized the importance of obtaining your credit reports from the official government website before, but this story is an important reminder that: A. Yes, you should monitor your info as you are now entitled to But B. You need not pay for that info, nor obsess [...] Related posts:

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Martin Weiss — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:02:53 +0000

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CNBC says “Sell the dollar?”

Mike Larson — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:20:28 +0000

That was interesting. CNBC just carried a report from Steve Liesman , the gist of which was (in my humble opinion) “Go ahead … sell the dollar!” Specifically, Liesman said that unnamed policy officials told him the U.S. government view is that the dollar decline is no big deal. The decline is orderly, it just [...] Related posts:

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Congress to pressure Fed to keep helping housing? Plus: Why can’t our regulators stand up to TBTF banks?

Mike Larson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:59:02 +0000

There are a couple of interesting stories worth mentioning this morning. The first is from Bloomberg, which talks about the possibility of Congress pressuring the Federal Reserve to continue its housing and mortgage market support next year. My take? The idea that the Fed will pull back proactively, or will stand up to political pressure, is [...] Related posts:

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Macs vs. Windows 7

Nilus Mattive — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:56:39 +0000

In the latest issue of Dividend Superstars, I said I had some concerns about MSFT’s stock in the short run … including Windows 7 proving to be a dud and further market share loss to Apple. Well, check this out and you’ll see that perhaps my fears were well founded! Related posts:The General Electric dividend cut … In [...] Related posts:

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Pending home sales surge 6.1% in September

Mike Larson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:12:43 +0000

We just got pending home sales figures from the National Association of Realtors. Here’s what they looked like: * Pending home sales surged 6.1% in September. That was much better than the unchanged reading that economists were expecting. It’s also the eighth consecutive monthly rise. * On a year-over-year basis, the pending sales index jumped 21.1% to [...] Related posts:

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