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Employment Situation: Why Do Investors Care
Posted by Stock Online Trader on April 5, 2008 in Economy
The employment situation is a set of labor market indicators. The unemployment rate measures the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. Nonfarm payroll employment counts the number of paid employees working part-time or full-time in the nation’s business and government establishments. The average workweek reflects the number of hours worked in [...]
Nouriel Roubini Break Up
Posted by Stock Online Trader on December 30, 2007 in Currency, Economy, Energy Sector, Finance Sector, Investment, Real Estate, Retail Sector
Nouriel Roubini Professor of Economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business, breaks it up for us as to how ugly it is out there. Initial claims for unemployment benefits now at their recession level signaling the beginning of a serious slack in the labor market. Durable goods order falling – excluding transportation – [...]