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Read More at Wikipedia ›Despite a shortened week due to the Memorial Day holiday investors will have plenty of economic data to mull, not least the May jobs report out Friday.
Key housing and consumer data is also on tap.But everything else is just leading up to the jobs numbers. The last two reports have been disappointing, effectively taking the steam out of any broader economic recovery hoped for in 2012.For three straight months – December, January and February – the U.S. added over 200,000 jobs, leading to optimism that the long-dormant economy was turning around. But the March and April reports fell off sharply and economists don't believe the situation changed much in May. Forecasts are calling for an increase of about 150,000 jobs, which would leave the unemployment rate unchanged at 8.1%.A key underlying measure investors will be looking at is how many people left the workforce in May. That number has been surging as thousands of Americans have given up hope looking for work.Payroll firm ADP will rel...S&P Capital IQ chief equity strategist Sam Stovall breaks down April's ADP report's impact on the markets.
FOX Business: The Power to ProsperThe blue chips fell modestly on Wednesday, but rebounded from the lows of the session, as traders mulled a round of mostly glum eco...
FOX Business: The Power to ProsperWall Street ended the day only modestly changed as traders managed to overcome a round of generally glum data from some of the worl...
FBN's Nicole Petallides on stocks weighing down the Dow.
FBN's Tracy Byrnes breaks down late-morning market news.
There is lots of talk about the "fiscal cliff" the U.S. faces at year end, as stimulus and tax cuts go away.So the last thing the government needs now is market dist...
FBN’s Stuart Varney breaks down the stories moving the markets early in the trading day.
Private businesses in the U.S. hired new workers at a very-anemic pace in April as factory jobs declined, according to a report released Wednesday.Private-sector job...
Crude oil prices were lower early Wednesday amid mixed signs about the state of the global economy and prior to a wide-watched U.S. oil inventory report.Traders said...
The disappointing ADP figure doesn't bode well for Friday's much-anticipated April employment report. Economists expect U.S. non-farm payrolls to rise by 170,000. Th...
FBN’s Diane Macedo breaks down the stories moving the markets ahead of the trading day.
Private businesses hired at a very anemic pace in April as factory jobs declined, according to a report released Wednesday.Private-sector jobs in the U.S. increased ...
FOXBusiness.com’s Kate Rogers on why small-business optimism matters going into the 2012 election season.
Small businesses employed 0.5% more workers in April, reflecting a sluggish economic recovery, according to a monthly survey from CBIZ Inc. (CBZ).The survey, which l...
Friday's jobs report will be a turning point regardless of what the numbers show.The knee-jerk conclusion should the numbers once again be disappointing will be that...
Fulcrum Securities CIO Rob Morgan explains why you should buy into the markets.
Oil futures fell for the second straight session Thursday, as traders looked past positive U.S. employment data and focused instead on swelling oil inventories and w...
Eugene Profit, Profit Investments CEO and former NFL Player, weighs in on today’s markets.ID:
On Wednesday, gold ( NYSEARCA:GLD ) futures for June delivery declined $8.40 to settle at $1,654 per ounce, while silver ( NYSEARCA:SLV ) futures fell 29 cents to cl...
