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NvaGvUp 04-Jan-19
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From: NvaGvUp
04-Jan-19
Solid economic news out this morning per the following headlines:

"Growth Shock! U.S. Economy Added 312,000 Jobs in December"

"Wages Rise Faster than Expected"

"Manufacturing Jobs Up 37% Year-over-Year"

Of course the markets are exploding to the upside as a result.

Now, clueless ignoramuses like Paul Zeidan will jump in and whine that the unemployment numbers went up, which they did, even though the economy added an astonishing 312,000 new jobs.

However, the reason the unemployment rate went up is because a whole lot of folks who had given up hope of ever finding a job during the Obama years (and therefore were not counted as unemployed), have re-entered the work force. That, of course, is great news for everyone.

Well, everyone except for woefull fools like Paul Zeidan, that is.

04-Jan-19

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From: NvaGvUp
04-Jan-19
At the close today:

S&P 500; +84.05 or 3.43%

DOW; +746.94 or 3.29%

NASDAQ; +275.35 or 4.26%

Russell 2000; +49.92 or 3.75%

From: Grey Ghost
04-Jan-19
Yep, good news for sure on the jobs report. Now the markets only need to climb about 18% to get to where we were a year ago.

Matt

From: Rocky
04-Jan-19
matt,

Yes when Trump was still pressing the buttons. ;-)

The Rock

From: NvaGvUp
04-Jan-19
Matt,

Which it will.

Then it will rise another 18%

Then another 18%

Then another 18%

Then another and another and another

That WILL happen. It's just that no one knows when.

From: Grey Ghost
04-Jan-19
Kyle,

That's true. I just find myself being a little more aware of market swings, and especially downturns, as I age. Another 2008 debacle would certainly change our retirement's financial outlook.

Matt

From: slade
04-Jan-19
Data released by the Labor Department on Friday reveal that 4.8 million more Americans have joined the work force since President Trump took office in January 2017.

From: NvaGvUp
04-Jan-19
I'll bet that a very large percentage of those 4.8 million Americans are REJOINING the work force after they gave up looking for work during the Obama years.

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