Question Of The Day:

With headline unemployment dropping to 8.3%, non-farm payrolls of 243k, and private payrolls of 257k, the labor market appears to be humming. When tearing the numbers apart, you find that for the month of January, 1.2 million people were dropped from the labor force. You also see that while 80k full time jobs were created, just under 700k part time jobs were created. Are these numbers misleading?

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Question Of The Day:

With headline unemployment dropping to 8.3%, non-farm payrolls of 243k, and private payrolls of 257k, the labor market appears to be humming. When tearing the numbers apart, you find that for the month of January, 1.2 million people were dropped from the labor force. You also see that while 80k full time jobs were created, just under 700k part time jobs were created. Are these numbers misleading?

What Are Your Thoughts ?

Question Of The Day:

With Fed Chairman Bernanke, speaking before congress this morning. And Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher, speaking this evening. They both will be speaking on the state of the U.S. economy regarding monetary policy. What are your ideas regarding monetary policy? and what would you do different from the way the fed has gone about things, or do you think they've got it right?

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Question Of The Day:

Construction spending numbers came in above consensus range this morning. With expectations for December, a notoriously poor month for construction, of only +0.5%, the number increased by 1.5% . This beat the top end of the range, which was 1.4% is this a sign of good things to come?

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Question Of The Day:

With Equity markets been describe lately as overbought. Markets this morning have been force to absorb disappointing numbers regarding values for residential real estate, as well as consumer confidence. There is no heavy selling, and the volume is light. Do you feel that global expansion of money supply by the planet's central banks is keeping prices higher or do you feel that markets are headed for a down slide.

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Personal income and savings increased this morning while consumer spending remain flat.
Would it be better for consumers to be spending or is it better for individuals to be saving.

What are your thoughts ?

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Once again we are expecting clarity on the Greek debt deal although we have been disappointed before.
Could this be the weekend that the world gets clarity ?

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The Fed chairman implied that bond buying is an option that's certainly on the table Statements like that in addition to next month's anticipated move by the Bank of England and recent strides toward easing by the PBOC put the gold bugs into almost a euphoric state. With gold up 24 dollars this morning where do you see gold heading?

What Are your Thoughts ?

Question Of The Day:

With heavy demand for Apple I-products and surging earnings at 118%: the stock price is higher.
There are sure a lot I's on Apple's team of products, for instance the iPhone, iPad, iPod. I wonder who said there is "I" in team.
Is the sky really the limit when it comes to Apple?

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Question Of The Day:

The S&P 500 is up a rough 160 pts since late November. Does this market seem ripe for some profit taking? If the GDP meets or beats expectations does the market rally in response to improving growth or is there a sell off due to a decreased likelihood of any quantitative easing.