ritholtz.com - 15 days ago
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Tomorrow is NFP day — and when those numbers come out, we won’t have much time to discuss much else.
So while I am winging to Austin early this a.m., I wanted to share these interesting run of charts, via F lowing Data , showing relative unemployment in the US.
2004, 5.5% ...
moneywatch.bnet.com - 10 days ago
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moneywatch.bnet.com —
The most recent employment report shows the unemployment
rate at 10.2 percent, and the broader unemployment rate
that accounts for part-time work and discouraged workers at 17.5 percent. With numbers like these, can we expect good news on the ...
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Why Employment Might Not Fully Recover Until 2013
norris.blogs.nytimes.com - 10 days ago
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norris.blogs.nytimes.com —
Employment was up in October, and the unemployment
rate was unchanged, no matter what you may have
read. The news looked bad only because of seasonal adjustments.
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Did Unemployment Really Rise?
marketwatch.com - 14 days ago
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marketwatch.com —
Alert Email Print By Rex Nutting , MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. unemployment rate climbed to
10.2% in October, topping the 10% mark for the first time in 26 years, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls dropped by ...
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Unemployment rate hits 10.2% in October
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Afraid to Trade.com Blog —
... Barry Ritholtz of the Big Picture shares two graphs of US Unemployment - one from 2004 when the unemployment rate was 5.5% and the other now from 2009 when the unemployment rate is 9.8%. Very revealing. ...
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Trading to Win —
... It seems the politburo has announced 10.2% unemployment today, but this map speaks louder than even those sugar-coated numbers they spoon feed to the gullible public. Yes, I trade just like the rest of you, but I cannot, and will not hide my disgust and stay true to myself and those who know me well. Can I bury those thoughts while I trade? You betcha I can because it has to be done to stay profitable, and that's why we're here afterall... to be profitable. But as I was pouring through some charts to share outside of our usual views on the indices, I brought up ...
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Business Pundit —
Money hacker: The wealthiest kids in the world (via Wall Street Fighter).
The Big Picture has a scary US unemployment map (2004-present).
Alice Schroeder analyzes Buffett’s Burlington purchase–and claims he’s not as all-out bullish on the economy as he sounds.
EcoSalon has the stories behind ten popular organic brands (eg., which ones are independently run, and which ones are owned by large corporations).
Speaking of green…how green is your pet? (New Scientist)
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