Santorum’s Wins In Alabama and Mississippi Make Calls For Gingrich To Leave Race Grow Louder: Newt Gingrich failed to win a primary yesterday in the South which is causing some to wonder why he is still in the race. Gingrich didn’t win primaries in states neighboring Georgia and Rick Santorum, from Pennsylvania, was able...
March 12, 2012 – Dow Continues 4 Day Winning Streak, Russell Retreats: The Dow Jones Industrial Average extended its gains to four days in a row as a relatively flat day of trading took place today, Monday 12, 2012. Technology shares fell slightly with the NASDAQ down close to 5 points and the benchmark...
February 2012 Unemployment Remains At 8.3 Percent : Greek Debt Deal Doesn’t Worry Markets: U.S. unemployment numbers remained relatively steady and the jobless rate remained unchanged at 8.3 percent. American nonfarm payrolls increased by 227,000 last month the Labor Department said Friday, and kept in line with most economists’ expectations although some are looking...
U.S. Factory Orders Decline But ISM Services, Non-Manufacturing Sector Expanded: U.S. factory orders fell. This is the first time U.S. factory orders have declined in three months and demand for big ticket items including machinery, steel as well as some other inputs fell. The economic data released today suggests the economy isn’t recovering as...
Dow Closes Above 13,000 Consumer Confidence Trumps Durable Goods Orders: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 13,000 for the first time in over 3 years. The Dow rose early today but managed to gain only a few points until later in the day when it began to rally. The Dow moved up in...
