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Charles Schwab, the founder and Chairman of Charles Schwab Corporation did an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal and it was one of the best ones I’ve read in a very long time. Everything he said is... read more »
After last week's data and the recent market run, I sense that it might be time for a deep breath. There have been solid reasons behind the market rally, including all of the following: Improving... read more »
We had an employment number…and as we have been saying on this show…”The Fake Employment Number.” The market acted well off the employment number today. Excellent. We want to see that.... read more »
Today's employment report from the U.S. Labor Department delivered a hefty blow against the idea that recession risk is high for the immediate future. Private nonfarm payrolls rose by a net... read more »
Everyone from the Federal Reserve to the Bank of Japan and President Obama will breathe a sigh a relief after seeing today’s jobs report. Thanks to a 243k increase in non-farm payrolls, the... read more »
In addition to the anticipation ahead of the jobs report and the Facebook S-1 filing, there was another big story yesterday --- the Fed's treatment of savers. Fed Chair Bernanke... read more »
The definition of inflation is a very hotly debated issue among investors, economists, and of course politicians. Long-time readers will know we’ve written about it many times before, but given... read more »
Friday's employment situation report is the big statistical release of the week. Billions in market cap will swing on speculative conclusions about preliminary survey data. The question is... read more »
January looked a bit better through the prism of the ISM manufacturing index, which rose again last month to 54.1 from December's 53.1. That's the third monthly increase in a row. Readings above 50... read more »
Yesterday morning, Europe was strong and we gapped up. The news out of Europe was the same as the news we’ve been hearing for 18 months. They finally got “some sort of a deal.” I gotta tell... read more »
