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March 12, 2012
VIDEO - The national unemployment rate remained at 8. 3 percent in February as 227,000 jobs were created. Business services…
March 5, 2012
VIDEO - In January, the national unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent. Business services and manufacturing saw some of the…
February 27, 2012
VIDEO - The second estimate of fourth quarter GDP looks at all the goods and services produced from October through…
February 21, 2012
VIDEO - Last week investors received several positive reports on the economy. Small business optimism improved to a 93 point…
February 13, 2012
VIDEO - Besides monitoring the European Debt Crisis, there were quite a few economic reports for investors to digest last…
February 6, 2012
VIDEO - African-American unemployment declined to 13.6 percent. And black teen unemployment fell sharply to 38.5 percent, but remains the…
January 30, 2012
VIDEO - All eyes will be on the January employment report. In December the unemployment rate fell to 8 point…
January 23, 2012
VIDEO - The Federal Reserve will meet to discuss the economy and interest rates. During their December meeting the fed…
January 17, 2012
VIDEO - There was quite a bit of economic data to digest last week...small business optimism rose in December, marking…
January 9, 2012
In the week ahead, we kick off earnings season with reports from Alcoa and JP Morgan and we expect several…
January 3, 2012
We'll find out with the December employment report. In November the unemployment rate fell to 8 point 6 percent as…
December 26, 2011
We will also check the pulse of pending home sales with the November report, which looks at contract activity for…
December 19, 2011
Investors kept a keen eye on domestic news last week. The fed left its key interest rate, which affects mortgage,…
December 9, 2011
VIDEO - The Federal Reserve will meet to discuss the economy and interest rates. During their November meeting the Fed…
November 25, 2011
VIDEO - In October confidence fell to a 39 point 8 reading--a level not seen since the recession -- as…
November 21, 2011
VIDEO - In September sales declined 3 percent and housing inventory increased to 8 and half months of supply as…
November 14, 2011
VIDEO - In September industrial production was up slightly. Manufacturing improved as auto production remained strong but utility usage declined...
October 31, 2011
VIDEO - In September production rose slightly to a 51 point 6 reading as companies hired more workers...
October 17, 2011
VIDEO - In August industrial production rose slightly-- as auto production remained strong but utility usage declined as weather improved...
October 10, 2011
VIDEO - The unemployment rate held steady at 9.1 percent in September as 103,000 jobs were created. Business services and…