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Where is the market headed? 2010 is going to be a volatile year for investors. The federal government is running trillion dollar deficits and issuing massive amounts of debt. With interest rates near zero in the short end of the market, it would appear that they have nowhere to go except up. The only economic strength that was seen in the...
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Are there any jobs out there?
The government report on the employment situation was released on April 5. While the report showed a decline in the unemployment rate from 10% to 9.7%, nonfarm payrolls fell by 20,000 instead of the small increase expected by most economists. While some market pundits focused on the drop in the unemployment rate, the fact that there continues to be net negative job growth remains a matter of concern....
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