Interesting read from this morning’s Wall Street Journal. Nick Timiraos (here) highlights a concern (and was a similar concern at the start of 2014) as to whether or not a weak global economy will stall the …
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Reuters New claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to their highest level since January, a development that could raise fears the labor market recovery was stalling after job creation slowed in March. Initial claims …
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Two big stories this morning as Greece completed its debt swap with 85.8 percent of creditors participating and here in the U.S. the Labor Department reported slightly stronger than expected jobs numbers. The jobs number …
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Marketwatch U.S. jobless claims dropped by 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 367,000 in the week ended Jan. 28, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had estimated claims would drop to 370,000. Claims …
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Marketwatch U.S. stock futures on Wednesday held gains after Automatic Data Processing Inc. released private-sector payrolls data showing U.S. employers added 170,000 jobs last month. Meanwhile, shares of Amazon.com fell in pre-open after disappointing results. …
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Seeking Alpha Today’s Markets: In Asia, Japan +1.0% to 8823. Hong Kong +2.3% to 18758. China +0.8% to 2555. India flat to 16951. In Europe, at midday, London -0.9%. Paris -0.9%. Frankfurt -1.2%. Futures at …
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Seeking Alpha Today’s Markets In Asia, Japan -0.7% to 9492. Hong Kong -1.3% to 22950. China +0.8% to 2728. India -0.6% to 18376. In Europe, at midday, London -0.2%. Paris -0.1%. Frankfurt +0.1%. Futures at …
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