November saw 266,000 new jobs in the United States, up from the previous month, according to federal data released Friday. That beat expectations from forecasters, who anticipated the United States would add between 180,000 and 190,000 new jobs in the wake of October’s initial estimate of 128,000 jobs added. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also […]
3rd Quarter U.S. GDP Growth Revised Upward, Durable Goods Orders Increase, New Home Sales Increase 31.6% Year-over-Year…
More signs the U.S. economy is very strong show up today as several key economic indicators defy prior economist predictions. Staring with a significant upward revision by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for the third quarter GDP growth from 1.9% to 2.1% – The revision to GDP reflected upward revisions to inventory investment, business investment, […]
Deceitful Nancy Pelosi Hides Behind Richard Trumka as Excuse for Not Ratifying USMCA….
The U.S. multinationals on Wall Street do not want the USMCA to pass because they don’t want President Trump to have leverage that allows him to continue the fight against China and the EU. It is a simple dynamic, USMCA ratification makes the Wall Street prior investments in China worth less. In all of these […]
Inside Amazon’s Plan for Alexa to Run Your Entire Life…
The creator of the famous voice assistant dreams of a world where Alexa is everywhere, anticipating your every need…The crux of the plan is for the voice assistant to move from passive to proactive interactions. Rather than wait for and respond to requests, Alexa will anticipate what the user might want. The idea is to […]
Small Business ‘Optimism’ at Record High, Up 160 Percent…
A national economic optimism index of small business owners is at its highest level ever, up 162% since the final months of President Obama’s two terms. The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index is at +142 compared to +54 at the end of the Obama administration. “When owners are asked a broad question about their financial […]
‘Blowout Numbers’ as Black Unemployment Reaches Record Low, Beating Forecasts…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday released its monthly Employment Situation Report (pdf), which showed continued employment growth and near record unemployment rates in October. Employment gains among African-American women and Latinos were particularly impressive. The unemployment rate for African Americans reached a record low of 5.4 percent—a fall of 2.6 percent since […]
Stupendously Splendid Jobs Report – October Jobs +128,000, Aug/Sept Revisions +95,000, Wage Growth +3.0%…
Jumpin’ ju-ju bones, the October jobs report has blown away all expectations in every possible metric. It’s not just the top-line job gains, the two month revisions are huge. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report for October shows 128,000 job gains; and that number includes absorption for negative impacts due to -20,000 census workers […]
Krugman Admits He and Mainstream Economists Got Globalization Wrong…Ya Think?…
Paul Krugman, Nobel-prize winning economist and avowed champion of free trade, admits he and his colleagues got a few things seriously wrong about globalization, in particular around its downside impact on local labor markets. “We missed a crucial part of the story,” Krugman wrote in a Bloomberg article in October, referring to members of the […]
Mexico’s President Obrador Gives Democrats the Pledges They Were Looking for on USMCA Trade Deal…
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador vowed in writing Thursday to pursue the labor reforms that House Democrats say are crucial if they are to support President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement on trade. Democrats welcomed Mexico’s pledge on the trade deal, which would replace the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement. “Our government is committed to […]
Sept. Jobs Report: 136,000 New Jobs, Unemployment Drops to 3.5% – Lowest in 50 Years…
MAGAnomics – Lowest Unemployment in 50 Years! The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the September jobs report. 136,000 jobs were added to the economy and the unemployment rate falls to 3.5%, the lowest since 1969. Demand for workers remains strong (Table A-1). Overall employment is very stable across all sectors (Table B-1) and wage growth […]
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