Category Archives: Jobs

Weak jobs report hits stock prices

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Today’s disappointing Labor Department payroll report sent stock prices down sharply in the U.S. and Europe.

Posted in Energy, Jobs, Stocks

ISM giveth, ISM taketh away

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Stock prices took a step backward Thursday, after the U.S. ISM purchasing managers’ survey for non-manufacturing disappointed.

Posted in Economy, Jobs

Stocks slip a bit on weak ADP jobs report

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Stocks finished in mostly negative territory on Wednesday following the release of a disappointing jobs report from ADP.

Posted in Bonds, Europe, Jobs

Stocks fall in delayed reaction to Friday’s weak jobs report

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

In the first trading session after last Friday’s unexpectedly weak payroll report, U.S. stocks not unexpectedly fell roughly 1% – pretty much in line with the levels stock index futures prices had indicated before the weekend.

Posted in Jobs, Stocks

Bonds surge, stock futures sink on weak payroll report

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

The bond and futures markets, among the few that were open on Good Friday, were taken aback by the Labor Department’s report that 120,000 net new jobs were added in the U.S. economy during March, just half what the Street … Continue reading →

Posted in Bonds, Jobs

Will Forrest Gump ever sell his Apple shares?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

U.S. stocks ended the first week of the second quarter mostly lower, unless you’re Apple, which keeps on ticking up to record highs.

Posted in Europe, Jobs, Stocks

Jobs report helps stocks end the week on an up note

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Stocks celebrated the third anniversary of the current bull market with slight gains on Friday, as two of the three major indexes managed to wipe out all of Tuesday’s losses and close higher for the week. 

Posted in Europe, Jobs, The U.S. Dollar

Jobs market gains spur stocks past recent highs

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

The best employment report in some time sent stock prices climbing to many-month highs Friday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ indexes rising 1.2%, 1.5% and 1.6%, respectively.

Posted in Jobs, Stocks

Stocks mostly bide time in anticipation of Friday’s jobs report

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

U.S. stock indexes finished narrowly mixed on Thursday as investors awaited Friday’s employment report for January.

Posted in Europe, Federal Reserve, Jobs

December job growth beats expectations, stocks edge lower

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

200,000 net new jobs were created in the nonfarm economy in December, ahead of expectations and double the payroll additions in November.

Posted in Jobs