by Jason Apollo Voss | 08 03 2011 | Blog
Yesterday, according to the Conference Board the number of job openings listed online in the United States grew by 400,000 to 4.2 million last month. In percentage terms this is a 10.5% increase. Analysis: Clearly this is good news and is among a number of...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 07 03 2011 | Blog
Warning: this is another criticism of capitalism piece. Commodities, especially oil and gold, have been soaring in price since the unfolding of Middle East crisis. For me it is just the latest example of how commodities market trading rules are flawed. ...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 04 03 2011 | Blog
This morning the unemployment rate for February was announced by the Department of Labor. The data show that the U.S. economy added 192,000 jobs in February and that the overall unemployment rate dropped below 9.0% for the first time in almost two years. Consensus...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 04 03 2011 | Blog
This morning one of the largest advertising firms in the world, WPP PLC, announced its full year 2010 results. First, profits rose 34% last year. While this sounds impressive, remember that exiting a recession many companies experience tremendous operating leverage....
by Jason Apollo Voss | 03 03 2011 | Blog
This morning the Department of Labor announced its weekly initial jobless claims were at their lowest level since 2008. Specifically, they fell by 20,000 claims to a level of 368,000. This figure compares to expectations from economists of a rise in jobless claims...
