This Friday November 1st, we will be pitching a cyber security stock known as CHKP. In the article below you can read about CHKP and other competitors. It is a fascinating growth industry and should be a great addition to…
Employers Add 148,000 Jobs; Unemployment Falls to 7.2%
Figures Come In Below Economists’ Expectations U.S. employers added just 148,000 jobs in September, a sign the labor market stumbled heading into Washington’s latest round of budget battles. Full WSJ analysis: U.S. employers added 148,000 jobs in September, weaker than…
House, Senate Work on Competing Budget Proposals
The way out of a budget standoff that threatens to trigger a debt crisis later this week was clouded Tuesday as the House and Senate worked on competing plans to raise the nation’s borrowing limit and fully reopen the federal…
The High Price of Digging Up Dirt in China
Folks – With all that is going on with the looming Debt Ceiling Debacle and the implications it has on the markets, I’d like to take some attention to a global story I read in this weekends Barrons. It is…
New Capital Rules to Factor Into Banks’ ‘Stress Tests’
Big Institutions Must Consider Basel III in Assessing Strength This Year, Fed Says The largest U.S. banks will have to start incorporating newly minted capital rules into their annual “stress tests” this year even though the requirements have yet…