Job Gain Of 144,000 For Aug. Eases Fear Economy Is Slowing (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - The economy added 144,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said Friday, easing fears that the recent soft patch of growth would morph into a prolonged slump.
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Investor's Business Daily - These are good times for owners of mutual funds that go short.
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The U.S. job market brightened in August as employers added 144,000 workers to their payrolls and hiring totals for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
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Under pressure to show improvement in the U.S. economy, President Bush on Friday welcomed the news that 144,000 jobs were created in August as evidence his policies were working at the start of his post-convention drive to the Nov. 2 election.
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Investor's Business Daily - Despite a sagging stock market, investors put &#36;9.46 billion into stock mutual funds in July.
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August comps gave investors reason to celebrate.
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U.S. stocks began September with sharp   gains on Friday as a report showing slightly more-than-expected   U.S. job growth in August raised hopes that companies will   sustain profitability even as the expansion moderates.
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U.S. stock futures fell on Friday then  quickly rebounded, after a U.S. report showed job growth in  August came in slightly below expectations.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Economic Cycle Research Institute's Weekly Leading Index, fell to 139.7 in the week ended Oct. 19 from 140.1 the prior week. Falling stock prices and the housing slump were to blame. The annualized growth rate fell to -0.5% from the prior week's -0.3%. "While economic growth will indeed slow, a recession is not likely," ECRI Managing Director Lakshman Achuthan told Reuters.
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Investor's Business Daily - What the credit crisis couldn't do to the private-equity market -- knock it to the canvas for a 10-count -- a looming recession might.
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Investor's Business Daily - July&#39;s increase was higher than expected and follows a 0.4% June gain, the Commerce Dept. said. Sales rose 1.1% in the month, more than reversing a 0.3% decline in June. The inventory-to-sales ratio, a gauge of how long existing stocks will last at the current sales pace, fell slightly to 1.26 months from 1.27 months. Retail inventories rose 1%. Motor vehicles and parts climbed 2.9%. Both increases were the largest since May &#39;06.
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The US economy generated 144,000 jobs in August, the Labour Department said, in a sign that the labour market was improving slightly after two sluggish months.
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U.S. stocks began September with   strong gains on Friday as a report showing slightly   more-than-expected U.S. job growth in August lifted hopes that   companies will sustain profitability even as the expansion   moderates.
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Investor's Business Daily - Mutual fund managers put some of their cash to work in September as their view on inflation improved and oil prices fell.
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Investor's Business Daily - Future U.S. growth, measured by the ECRI&#39;s Weekly Leading Index, rose to 143.0 in the week ended June 29 vs. 142.8 the prior week. But its annualized growth rate, based on a 4-week moving average, fell to a 7-week low of 6.3%, down from 6.5% the previous week.
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Investor's Business Daily - Fueled by the ongoing economic rally, businesses are boosting their contributions to 401(k) plans.
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Employers stepped up hiring in August, expanding payrolls by 144,000 and lowering the unemployment rate marginally to 5.4 percent. While the figures didn't amount to a national job fair, analysts said, they did hold out the promise of stronger growth following the summer lull.