Category Archives: Jobs

Fed president’s comments send stocks lower

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Stocks weathered another batch of weaker than expected economic reports on Thursday but comments by a Fed bank president that the central bank might start to slow its asset purchases soon sent prices falling.

Posted in Bonds, Economy, Federal Reserve, Housing, Jobs

Stocks fall as yen drops below 100 mark

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Stocks and most other financial assets were modestly but broadly lower on Thursday, both in the U.S. and abroad.

Posted in Corporate Profits, Japan, Jobs, Stocks

S&P 1600 falls, Dow 15000 holds

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

A stronger than expected rate of job creation in April sent big-cap stock price indexes to new highs on Friday, with the S&P 500 blasting through 1600 for the first time and the Dow breaking through 15000 before closing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Jobs, Purchasing Managers' Index, Stocks

Positive jobless claims number, ECB lift stocks

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

U.S. stocks rebounded on Thursday, erasing Wednesday’s losses, on a lower-than-expected report on jobless claims and a rate cut from the European Central Bank.

Posted in China, Europe, Jobs, Stocks

Fed announcement fails to lift stocks

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

The Federal Reserve’s announcement that it plans to keep its asset-purchase plan in effect for the foreseeable future, and might even increase it if necessary, failed to rescue stock prices on Wednesday.

Posted in Bonds, Energy, Federal Reserve, Jobs

Stocks and commodities rise as jobless claims fall

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Although they appeared to tire in the last two hours of trading, U.S. stocks resumed their rise on Thursday, with gainers ahead of decliners by a roughly 2:1 margin.

Posted in Commodities, Jobs, Stocks

Weak earnings, economic reports depress stocks again

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Stocks fell for a second straight day and the fourth time in the past five sessions on Thursday as corporate earnings and economic reports disappointed investors.

Posted in Apple Inc., Corporate Profits, Jobs, Leading Indicators

Stocks keep four-day win streak going

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Bolstered by a lower than expected number of unemployment claims filed in the latest week, U.S. stocks rose again on Thursday to keep their four-day win streak alive.

Posted in Japan, Jobs, Stocks

BOJ, not JOB, was the big story in markets this past week

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Many of this week’s early reports on the state of the U.S. economy in March came in on the low side of expectations, and yet stock prices held on fairly tightly to the highs hit at mid-week.

Posted in Bonds, Jobs

Japan stimulus package boosts stocks and bonds

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

The Bank of Japan’s unprecedented stimulus announcement helped lift U.S. stocks Thursday despite another increase in weekly unemployment claims.

Posted in Bonds, Europe, Japan, Jobs