Washington, DC…In the week ending Jan. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 37,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 441,000. The 4-week moving average was 411,750, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised average of 415,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was […]
New York, NY…Two hours before close the and the markets are down. The Dow Jones is down 20.2 points, The S&P 500 is down 13.72 and the Nasdaq is down 42.26. The market is being pulled down by Housing Starts, Goldman Sachs and other….
CARSON CITY, Nev…The Every Child Healthy network, the nation’s newest, most unique holistic program to help children win the battle against obesity, launches today with comprehensive web-based and summer camp programs dedicated to helping youth become champions for life. The Every Child Healthy network’s global portal, www.everychildhealthy.com, is the interactive centerpiece of a comprehensive, professionally-designed […]
Washington, DC…Small businesses play an essential role in the American economy; they help to fuel productivity, economic growth, and job creation. More than half of all Americans working in the private sector either are employed by a small business or own one. During a recent 15-year period, small businesses created more than 60 percent of […]
New York, NY…The Dow is up 54.98 points, S&P is on the plus side by .32 points and the NASDAQ is off -1.96 points largely on the weight of Apple on the heals of CEO Jobs taking another medical leave. Some of the financial stories hitting the wire. Citigroup has recorded smaller profits that expected. […]
Cuppertino, CA…Apple CEO Steve Jobs sent out an email this morning letting the company know he will be taking another leave of absence from the company. COO, Tim Cook will run the company during his leave much the same way as when Steve Jobs was out previously to be treated for pancreatic cancer and a […]
Sacramento – Governor Jerry Brown will released a balanced state budget today that slashes spending by $12.5 billion, including an eight to 10 percent cut in take-home pay for most state employees, and proposes a “vast and historic” restructuring of government operations. “These cuts will be painful, requiring sacrifice from every sector of the state, […]
Washington, DC…Last month, our economy added more than 100,000 private sector jobs and the unemployment rate fell sharply. This follows encouraging economic news from increased auto sales to continued expansion of our manufacturing sector. Now, we know that these numbers can bounce around from month to month. But the trend is clear. We saw 12 […]
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 10, 2011 — Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today reported certain ski season metrics for the comparative periods from the beginning of the ski season through January 6, 2011, and for the prior year period through January 7, 2010, with both periods including the holiday period through the Thursday after New Year’s […]
Washington, DC…The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.4 percent in December, and nonfarm payroll employment increased by 103,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality and in health care but was little changed in other major industries. ______________________________________________________________________ | | | Revision of Seasonally Adjusted […]
