Posted on 03/04/2011 10:05:58 AM PST by blam
Take the derivative, the peak job losses are right around Oct. 2008. Which makes sense, businesses shedding jobs in anticipation of an increasingly hostile business environment.
The Baraqqis added 17 million to the food stamp ranks in 24 months. What an accomplishment.
I feel a Summer of Recovery comin’ on.
We are at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia.
Hugh Hewitt said today the numbers are being manipulated, and if you now anything about Hugh, he is loathe to suggest conspiracies or dishonest motives.
You got a FReebie. Now I'll need a retainer.
What do the Fed’s activities have to do with fiscal performance of the US Government?
I have my ideas, but let's hear yours. I just used it as the background because it was a commonly used graphic of the periods of recession.
Or one could say that as soon as he was elected, businesses felt a bit more optimistic, so they stopped laying off as fast as they were under President Bush.
And I think that’s what happened, and in typical recessions, there would be a turnaround and things would improve. But President Obama threw a monkey wrench in, and so the upturn has been sabotaged.
Still, don’t be too sure we’re not seeing a real improvement. I think there’s some improvement, despite his best efforts. Don’t think that means things are getting much better, though! I’m sure there will be many more layoffs where I am employed, for example.
Do a search for her name on this thread and you’ll see that it’s in my posts.
The will of the people is strong. The people will survive despite the shackles of a corrupt regime.
Whether they prosper or not is entirely up to the big O. If he just goes off and golfs for the rest of his presidency, then business will eventually recover.
I'll go with manipulation.
Just know that these days 70% of all trades are made instantly by preprogrammed computers.
You, me and the individual investor are chumps for even being in that CASINO! (That; 's all it's become)
I read that the market went up yesterday in anticipation of excellent jobs numbers expected to be announced today. They weren't good.
Blam....can you explain to me why the stock market shot up almost 200 points yesterday?What kind of volume (trading volume - number of shares traded)?The propaganda claims it was job growth....oil went up yesterday too.
There has to be major manipulation going on in the market. It makes no sense at all.
Thin volumes of late can yield some volatile price swings ...
HFT (High-Frequency Trading) by machines take any little opportunity to start trading shares back and forth ... almost anything can happen, usually with some news event serving as a trigger.
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