(C) Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — The U.S. economy stayed in robust health in January, with no visible impact from the Chinese coronavirus outbreak, but the figures weren’t enough to give any further momentum to markets that had already rallied sharply earlier in the week. The Bureau of Labor […]
Breaking: U.S. Jan. Nonfarm Payrolls Up 225k vs 160k Seen; Jobless Rate 3.6%
Sign In/Free Sign Up 0 Economic IndicatorsFeb 07, 2020 09:13AM ET (C) Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com – The U.S. economy continued to do a good job with job creation in January, while annual wage growth also accelerated. Nonfarm payrolls for the month rose by 225,000, […]
Canada’s Labor Market Picks Up Steam for Second Month
Economic IndicatorsFeb 07, 2020 09:03AM ET Canada’s Labor Market Picks Up Steam for Second Month (Bloomberg) — Canadian employment strengthened for a second-straight month, helping quell concerns that a weak labor market might force the Bank of Canada to promptly lower interest rates. Canada’s economy added 34,500 positions in January, […]
Want to Fight Climate Change? Stop Believing These Myths
MJ: Peak oil was a big deal 15 years ago, even 10 years ago. The latest innovations in fracking for oil and shale rock certainly have changed things, and so you don’t hear as much about peak oil. I advise politicians, but sometimes I’m in the same room with other […]
Google, Amazon, and Apple Have a Trillion Dollar Problem
When you reach such a Brobdingnagian pinnacle, size itself becomes your greatest problem. You don’t disrupt–you get disrupted. Protecting the revenue stream that made you the trillion dollars is critical. But doing so only translates into success in the current marketplace. Whatever the future marketplace is, you’re not making your […]
Brazil inflation posts lowest January rise since ‘Real Plan’ launch in 1994
EconomyFeb 07, 2020 08:21AM ET By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian inflation kicked off the year on a soft footing, official figures on Friday showed, as the IPCA consumer price index posted its smallest January increase since the country’s “Real Plan” was launched more than quarter of a century […]
Europe’s Solar Orbiter Begins Its Journey to the Sun
Just before midnight on Sunday, a spacecraft will depart from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission to the sun. Known as Solar Orbiter, this spacecraft will spend the next seven years dipping in and out of the extremely inhospitable environment around the sun. In the process, it will provide us […]
Europe Limits Government by Algorithm. The US, Not So Much
One evening last June, residents from the Hillesluis and Bloemhof neighborhoods on the south side of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, crowded into a community room at their local playground. Many wore headscarves and some arrived after a protest march from a local mosque. The residents had assembled to learn more […]
Brent Crude Oil Stays In A Downtrend
Brent crude oil traded slightly lower today, after hitting resistance near the 55.90 level. Overall, the black liquid has been trading below a downside resistance line drawn from the high of January 8th, and thus, we would consider the near-term outlook still to be negative. That said, we would like […]
Natural Gas – In The Process Of Forming A Bottom
Natural gas: In the process of forming some bottom. Original Post Natural Gas – In The Process Of Forming A Bottom Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this blog are solely for information or educational purposes. The blog material does not constitute investment or trading advice. The blog material has no […]