Monthly Archives: April 2012

Manufacturing Employment in the U.S.

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Here’s an interesting data series we thought you might find enlightening. Note the peak in manufacturing jobs in June 1977,  which represented 22 percent of all nonfarm payrolls,  then, to fall to less than 9 percent of total employment today.   … Continue reading →

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Where are all the German shoppers?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

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Sell in May?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

We don’t know. What we do know:   1)  May has bad seasonals as illustrated in the chart by our good friends at the Chart Store;  2)  Apple, the leader of 2012, is trading like dog dirt after the huge pop … Continue reading →

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Week in Review

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

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TR50: The 50 Most Innovative Companies (46-50)

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

Here are 46-50 and the last of MIT’s Technology Review’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2011.  We have been posting in increments of five every few days as not to overwhelm you with info and required reading. Click here for 1-5 … Continue reading →

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Global Trend Indicators

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: No Pain From Spain

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

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Bernanke in a Romney Fed?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

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The Jobs Recovery By Industry

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Tonight we look at the jobs recovery by various industries. After 25 months of expansion in the U.S. labor market,  41 percent of the total amount of jobs lost during Great Recession have been recovered.  The private sector has created … Continue reading →

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Apple Beats, Up $40 in AH….

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Don’t have a lot of time as we’re out the door but thought you should see the Apple data.  Big beat and up over $40 after hours. Good thing for the sell-off prior to earnings as its sets the stock … Continue reading →

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