Jobs Report April

by | May 6, 2012 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted May 6, 2012 17:08 The April jobs number showed that only 115,000 jobs were added. Although the unemployment sunk to 8.1%. This number made the market sell-off around 2%. This past week, the ADP number came out and reported 119,000. In the beginning of the year,...

First Quarter 2012 Wrap Up

by | Apr 1, 2012 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted April 1, 2012 10:51 As the first quarter wraps up, the market put in a stellar performance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was able to gain over 8%, while the NASDAQ and S&P 500 gained above double digits. The biggest stories of the first quarter were: 1....