Posted on 03/09/2018 10:08:35 AM PST by John W
The Dow has now gained 326.38 points, or 1.3%, to 25,221.59.
And why shouldn't it? No less than Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg, who has a reputation as something of a curmudgeon, notes that the increase wasn't just big--the largest since July 2016--but also broad based. Construction payrolls added 61,000 jobs, while the manufacturing sector produced 100,000 jobs, the most since 1998. And even retail added 50,000 jobs, a sign that sector might have finally stopped shrinking, Rosenberg says.has risen 1.2% to 2772.71, and the Nasdaq Composite has climbed 1.3% to 7524.73.
(Excerpt) Read more at barrons.com ...
Outstanding
I thought the markets were going to collapse because of the tariffs, Cohn leaving and Stormy Daniels.
Nah, we all already died due to the end of Net Neutrality.
While I’ll take the gain I’m surprised that at least part of this isn’t being attributed to the Korea news.
I wonder if the Russians hacked the government computers and manipulated the jobs report.
Now is the time to change jobs if you are unhappy with the one you have.
Where's Clarence Beeks?
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“All I know is, it takes twice as long to get to work. Too many now-productive citizens in the way.... “
mrs riverdawg and I were discussing this the other day. The traffic here has really increased here in the past few months, and not just at rush hour. People in work trucks seem to be rushing to various jobs all day.
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