Economic News
PowerTrend Brief: Prepping for the End of 2012; Mobile Commerce PowerTalk
The first five trading days of December delivered a mixed result for the major stock indices with the...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise; Jobs Number; US Air AMR Merger
U.S. stocks rose, lifting the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index for a third week, as optimism about better-than-estimated...
Investors Should Delve beyond Dip in U.S. Unemployment Rate to Find True Picture
Today's headline that the U.S. unemployment rate in November fell to 7.7%, its lowest level since 2008, may...
Eagle Eye Opener: Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly; Brazilan Economists Miss Predictions; Zynga Goes All in for Gaming License
The U.S. non-farm unemployment rate edged down to 7.7% in November, compared to 7.9% in October and 7.8%...
Daily Data Flow: S&P Falls; Slow Growth; Fed Disagrees Over Future
S&P 500 Falls as President Obama Holds Ground on Taxes (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell, sending the benchmark Standard...
PowerTrend Brief: Cyber Monday and Digesting Hurricane Sandy in the Data; Launching PowerTalk
During the four-day Black Friday shopping weekend, American consumers traveled from mall to strip mall, sought out deals,...
Eagle Eye Opener: Global Economic Growth Forecast Cut; Europe Reaches Greek Debt Deal
Investors wondering about the outlook for 2013 corporate earnings should pay attention to this morning’s report from the...
PowerTrend Brief: Digesting More Than Turkey as Holiday Spending 2012 Begins
Last week was a short one for the stock market as the domestic markets were closed last Thursday...
Eagle Eye Opener: ‘Cyber Monday’ Sales to Top $1.5B; U.S. Futures Rise
Data to be released by comScore Inc, will indicate spending on “Cyber Monday’ (the Monday following Black Friday...
Making Money Alert: Concentrate on the Fiscal Cliff and Miss the Real Danger
The markets have been obsessed with fiscal-cliff worries ever since the election. While I understand why the resolution...