Market Check: Dow Moves Fractionally Positive, Nasdaq Down 7, S&P 500 Down 2 Sep 5, 2008 01:20PM

Market Check: Dow Moves Fractionally Positive, Nasdaq Down 7, S&P 500 Down 2.


Stocks well off the lows. Dow Down 24, Nasdaq Down 17, S&P Down 6 Sep 5, 2008 12:03PM

Market Check: Stocks well off the lows. Dow Down 24, Nasdaq Down 17, S&P Down 6


White House Says No Need For A Second Stimulus Sep 5, 2008 12:02PM

White House says no need for a second stimulus despite the bad jobs report.


NHC Shows Hurricane Ike Could Enter the Gulf on Wednesday Sep 5, 2008 11:41AM

Data from the National Hurricane Center shows that Hurricane Ike can enter the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday of next week.


Unemployment Rate Jumps to 6.1% As U.S. Loses 84K More Jobs In August Sep 5, 2008 08:54AM

Nonfarm Payrolls in the U.S. fell 84,000 in August, which was slightly higher than the 75,000 drop analysts had expected. Surprisingly though, the unemployment rate rose from 5.7 to 6.1 percent in August.

Employment fell in manufacturing and employment services, while mining and health care continued to add jobs.

Revisions for the prior two months added another 58,000 to job losses.

Average hourly earnings rose by 7 cents, or 0.4 percent, over the month.

Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed persons has increased by 2.2 million and the unemployment rate has risen by 1.4 percentage points, with most of the increase occurring over the past 4 months.


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