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Dow back in the black for 2010
Stocks closed near session highs Friday, with the Dow erasing its losses for the year, as investors welcomed a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.

Obama's economy boost - don't call it stimulus
President Obama is pledging to propose a new package of job-boosting ideas next week -- just don't call it stimulus.

Obama's economy boost - just don't call it stimulus
President Obama is pledging to propose a new package of job-boosting ideas next week -- just don't call it stimulus.

Where the jobs are now, and where they'll be next
U.S. companies modestly added jobs in August, easing concerns that the nation might slip back into a recession. The latest jobs report released by the Labor Department today is better than expected. Employment in the private sector rose by 67,000 payrolls, after a revised 107,000 increase in July th...

Signs of life in the job market
Businesses are hiring, but not enough to make up for the massive losses of temporary government jobs.

Should US government debt be rated junk?
A few weeks ago, Hedgeye, the investment research firm where I'm a managing director, hosted a conference call for our subscribers that posed the question, "Should U.S. Government Debt Be Rated Junk Status?" Given that debt issued by the U.S. government continues to trade at almost all-time lows in ...

Should US government debt be rated junk?
A few weeks ago, Hedgeye, the investment research firm where I'm a managing director, hosted a conference call for our subscribers that posed the question, "Should U.S. Government Debt Be Rated Junk Status?" Given that debt issued by the U.S. government continues to trade at almost all-time lows in ...

Investing $10,000 in four months
Question: I have a budget of $10,000 for a stock simulation I'm doing for a business and personal-finance class. What stocks should I invest in to make the most money in four months? -- Matt


The Market At 2010-09-03 15:55:10 ET

10-Year: 2.708 -23+/32   GNMAs:    EUR/USD: 1.2893   USD/JPY: 84.45

(12:36) Stalled into range at lower levels

(10:02) Get some back on the ISM report

(9:53) Waiting on the next data point

(9:09) Trade slides to the worst since 8/11 on the "better" jobs report

(8:35) Market slammed on "positive" jobs data, 10-yr takes out 2.745%

Nonfarm Payrolls: Actual  -54K, consensus -120K, prior -54K (revised from -131K)

Private Nonfarm Payrolls: Actual 67K, consensus 44K, prior 107K (revised from 71K)

Unemployment Rate: Actual  9.6%, consesus 9.6%, prior 9....

The Interest Rate Outlook

Last Updated: 2010-09-03, 16:00:18 ET

Surprise. Surprise
The Federal Open Market Committee pulled a few rabbits out of their proverbial hat this week and gave the bond market some new reasons to rally.
Obviously, they did nothing, zip, nada, with rates, this meeting, of course. But The policy-posse ,first off, acknowledged, much as they were expected and pretty much had to, that the pace of the recovery has slowed and will...