Economy Watch: May 30, 2010 - June 5, 2010
Stocks lose 3% following bad May jobs report, more European debt troubles
UPDATED at 6:36 p.m. to fix stop-loss/margin-call error: Stocks dove in a massive sell-off in the last hour of trading, hitting their lowest levels since February. Wall Street responded to a discouraging May jobs report and more European debt troubles,...
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June 4, 2010; 6:36 PM ET |
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May jobs report analysis: Can we make the Census go on forever?
As I do every month, I like to unpack the fresh jobs report data released by the government to get behind the headline numbers. Today's headline numbers: The May official unemployment number dropped to 9.7 percent from 9.9 percent in...
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June 4, 2010; 3:15 PM ET |
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Video: Talking about oil spill, BP's future, unemployment, auto sales
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June 3, 2010; 4:48 PM ET |
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Private sector adds at least 55,000 jobs in May; 10,000 fewer new jobless claims filed last week
The private sector added at least 55,000 jobs in May, offering an encouraging preview for tomorrow's government employment report. Also, the government said the number of new jobless claims filed last week dropped by 10,000. Both sets of data come...
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June 3, 2010; 8:55 AM ET |
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Ford makes it official: Storied Mercury brand to be axed
Ford said this afternoon that it would kill its low-sales Mercury brand by the end of the year, ending the badge's 71-year run. The car was a creation of Henry Ford's son, Edsel, who developed it in 1939 to fill...
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June 2, 2010; 4:16 PM ET |
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Stocks rally to close, recoup week's losses
UPDATED at 4:04 p.m.: Stocks rallied to a strong close today, recouping most of their losses on the week. This is good momentum heading into two days heavy of economic data that will give a picture of where the U.S....
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June 2, 2010; 4:04 PM ET |
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Ford, GM, Chrysler report double-digit May sales; Toyota up 7%
UPDATED with other automakers at 2:53 p.m.: Chrysler said its May sales were up 33 percent compared to May 2009, which sounds like a great number -- and it's not bad -- but one-third of its sales came from low-cost...
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June 2, 2010; 2:53 PM ET |
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Stocks suffer big sell-off in last 30 minutes
UPDATED at 4:13 p.m.: Stocks started June like they finished May: volatile and in a big sell-off. Stocks overcame a tough opening to turn positive and remain so for most of the day until a last-hour sell-off pushed the Dow...
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June 1, 2010; 4:13 PM ET |
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Feds open floormat-entrapment probe on 2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan
UPDATED to correct spelling of Mercury Milan: The federal government has opened an investigation into possible floormat gas-pedal entrapment in the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan. According to the filing at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -- which...
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June 1, 2010; 2:15 PM ET |
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April construction spending surges, fueled by now-ended tax credits
April construction spending made its biggest one-month jump in nearly 10 years, fueling hopes of recovery in a flagging U.S. industry. But the boost was probably caused by the home buyer tax-credit that expired at the end of April, which...
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June 1, 2010; 11:55 AM ET |
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