Thursday, June 11, 2009

6,816,000 Americans on the Dole

Sometime you have to look beyond the obvious. Continuing claims for unemployment set a record for the 19th consecudtive week. Nearly 6.82 million American are now receiving unemployment checks weekly. What happens when the benefits run out?

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

In the week ending June 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 601,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 625,000. The 4-week moving average was 621,750, a decrease of 10,500 from the previous week's revised average of 632,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 5.1 percent for the week ending May 30, unchanged from the prior week's revised rate of 5.1 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending May 30 was 6,816,000, an increase of 59,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 6,757,000. The 4-week moving average was 6,750,500, an increase of 57,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 6,693,250.

The fiscal year-to-date average for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment for all programs is 5.238 million.


Source Department of Labor
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Housing and Credit Crisis Explained

This presentation on the Housing and Credit crisis is the best I have seen. It explains everything from soup to nuts.

Each slide contains a graph that is well explained.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

Once you get through this, you will understanding the current credit crisis in housing, and what to expect in the years ahead.

If you take the time to view and read this you will be fully informed.

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T2 Partners Presentation on the Mortgage Crisis



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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Is Gold Ready to Glitter? (Outlook, Chart)

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June Gold, Bar, Chart


Gold has a tendency to be seasonally week from March through August. As a result, it is always risky to speculate in gold during this time frame.

In April, we wrote that gold was likely to test the 865 - 875 area. This happened, the market held, and made a very nice double bottom. This is now an area of major support.

Right now gold is running into resistance in the 827 area.

Any close over 827.50 would indicate that gold is ready to move higher.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

100 Million Adults Touched by Alzheimers

Astounding. More information at the Alzheimer's Reading Room.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009

Nasdaq Composite 15 Year Perspective --Going Nowhere Fast (Chart)

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Sometimes it is helpful to look at the market from a long term perspective. I think most believe the current bear market is new. However, the long term view indicates we have been in a bear market since the Nasdaq Composite topped out at 5,132 in March, 2000.
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Saturday, May 2, 2009

HBO The Alzheimer's Project Open to all Cable Subscribers

HBO is opening  The Alzheimer's Project  to all cable subscribers. Got cable? Find the HBO channel and you are good to go starting May 10.
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

60 Minutes Clean Coal Dilemma Over Coal Generated Power (Video and Text)

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