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• SWOT: Economy and Bond Market

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 142
  The Economy and Bond Market Treasuries yields were little changed this week as the Federal Reserve more or less reiterated its stance on monetary policy. Inflation data for November was released this week and, as can be seen in the chart below, it has turned the corner and is back in positive territory on a ...
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• Leading Economic Indicators Rise

  
  Contrarian Musings — Authority: 130
  The LEI rose in November: The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.9 percent in November, following a 0.3 percent gain in October, and a 1.2 percent rise in September. Says Ataman Ozyildirim, Economist at The Conference Board: “The Conference Board LEI has been on an ...
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• African Peer Review Mechanism Report: Nigeria

  
  Legal Research Plus — Authority: 126
  African Peer Review Mechanism Country Review Report #8: Federal Republic of Nigeriahttp://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/id/00011990.pdfAdditional country reports available at: http://www.aprm-international.org/hat tip to Birgit CalhounExcerts from the foreword:Six years ago, African Heads of State and ...
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• How the Bureau of Labor Statistics Misleads Us

  
  CollegeRecruiter.com Blog — Authority: 120
  There are a variety of statistics to measure the strength of the labor market. A number of job boards, including CollegeRecruiter.com, regularly publish the number of job postings running on their sites under the theory that the more postings, the more employers are hiring, and therefore the stronger the labor market. ...
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• Dollar Could Go Either Way, Depending on the Carry Trade

  
  Forex Blog — Authority: 117
  As I outlined in my last two posts, the Dollar could witness a rapid appreciation if/when the Fed finally raises interest rates. Given Chairman Bernanke’s frequent erring on the side of inflation, however, it could be months (at the earliest) before the Fed actually pulls the trigger. With forex markets guided by ...
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• Leading Economic Indicators Rise Again, Signaling Recovery

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 762
  More encouraging signs for the U.S. economy emerged Thursday, as Conference Boards closely-watched index of leading economic indicators rose a better-than-expected 0.9% in November and the Federal Reserves survey of manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic states also climbed. Continue reading Leading Economic ...
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• Leading economic index rises 8th month in row

  
  Positive Economic News — Authority: 128
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Conference Board’s gauge of future economic conditions rose in November, for its 8th straight monthly increase, boosted by improving financial conditions, employment and housing, the private research group said on Thursday. The Leading Economic Index increased…read the full story ...
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• The Recession Ate My Internship

  
  CollegeRecruiter.com Blog — Authority: 120
  Northwestern University student Kevin Sullivan thought it wouldnt be too hard to find an internship in his chosen field of journalism. He quickly found out differently but I have to wonder how much of his problem was the recession versus what seems to be his unrealistic expectations. Watch the video and see what you ...
  5 days ago

• Ahead of the Bell: Leading economic indicators

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  Analysts expect that a private forecast of U.S. economic activity rose for the eighth straight month in November, signaling that the economic recovery will extend into next year.
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• Jobless claims rise 7,000 to 480,000

  
  Credit Writedowns — Authority: 658
  Jobless claims rise 7,000 to 480,000 is a post from: Credit Writedowns Initial jobless claims for the week ended December 12th came in at a seasonally-adjusted (SA) 480,000, which is a rise of 7,000 from the previous week.  This brings the 4-week SA average down to 467,500, the lowest in 15-months.  Clearly ...
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• A Pollyanna Christmas

  
  Boom2Bust.com — Authority: 477
  “The U.S. economy is digging itself out of a deep hole. You have probably heard a lot of doom and gloom lately, including talk of a jobless recovery, an L-shaped recovery (which means no recovery at all), or even a W—the feared double-dip recession. The Scrooges have a point: There are serious dangers to the ...
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• ABC’S OF Forex – Interpreting Foreign Exchange Info

  
  IENACE — Authority: 140
  Knowing the ABC’s of forex is a requirement to making money in the foreign exchange market.While aptitude in technical trending or charting is needed, the comprehension of the currency exchange market groundwork is essential as well.Lack of such abilities can lead to bad timing on trading. There are major ...
  6 days ago

• Latest Economic Data Suggests Continued Cautious Optimism

  
  MetalMiner — Authority: 547
  Several new bits of data suggest the manufacturing sector will continue on its bumpy road to recovery. First the Federal Reserve data released on Tuesday said industrial production increased by 0.8% from October to November. In addition, manufacturing production increased by 1.1% and one key economic indicator we like ...
  6 days ago

• What Likely Lurks Around the Corner

  
  Contrarian Stock Market Investing News - Featuring Bargain Stocks — Authority: 521
  Doug Casey and the editors at Casey Research are very skeptical that we are experiencing any sort of economic recovery. In our opinion, too many economic indicators are based on faulty data and optimistic assumptions. Our research suggests that a recovery isn’t sustainable yet. And with that, we lack the foundation ...
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• Internship Experience Key to Employment for New College Grads

  
  CollegeRecruiter.com Blog — Authority: 120
  What gives a new college graduate an edge in the job market? Internship experience, say employers responding to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Employers taking part in NACEs Job Outlook 2010 survey expressed a strong preference for candidates who had taken ...
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• The week in preview: Best Buy, General Mills, Oracle and more earnings expectations

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 670
  Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , Best Buy (BBY) , General Mills (GIS) , Oracle Corp (ORCL) , Palm Inc (PALM) , Economic data Best Buy Inc. ( BBY ), which was a favorite on Black Friday , announced a partnership with Netflix ( NFLX ) and another one with Google ( GOOG ), as well as declared ...
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• Seasonally-adjusted claims below 500,000 for third week

  
  Credit Writedowns — Authority: 658
  The weekly jobless claims figure came in at 474,000. That is up 17,000 from the previous week. Revisions of the two prior weeks put the net surge at 18,000. The 4-week average is 473,750. All numbers are seasonally-adjusted. This latest data is the highest seasonal adjustment we have seen since the stock market ...
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• Japan’s growth embarrassingly revised down by 3.5%

  
  Credit Writedowns — Authority: 658
  A friend Scott caught this article on Bloomberg about the latest economic figures out of Japan: Japan’s economy expanded less than a third of the pace initially reported in the three months to September as companies slashed spending. Gross domestic product rose at an annual 1.3 percent pace, slower than the 4.8 ...
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• Labor Market Coming Back -- Finally!

  
  CollegeRecruiter.com Blog — Authority: 120
  U.S. employers cut only 11,000 jobs in November and the September and October numbers were revised by the U.S. Labor Department as the number of job losses those months were smaller than originally estimated. This is great news for everyone as it is now looking extremely likely that well actually see some job growth ...
  2 weeks ago

• If it looks too good to be true…

  
  The Sir Robert Bond Papers — Authority: 434
  While gross domestic product in Newfoundland and Labrador is now forecast by the provincial finance department to shrink by 8.5%, finance minister Tom Marshall today forecast he expected to receive $520 million more than budgeted last year in oil royalties. That’s pretty much typical of the incongruity between ...
  2 weeks ago

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