First Quarter Productivity fell more than expected, down 0.9% with labor costs up 1.3%. The Federal Reserve’s “beige book” of regional economic activity showed consumer spending was

In review, on Friday Nonfarm Payrolls for March rose by just 120,000 nearly half of what Wall Street economists had projected. The Unemployment Rate down-ticked to 8.2%, but this was caused by an

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to 12,887.93 going into the final hour of trading. The NASDAQ traded up to 2930.13 then declined to 2913.89 before rebounding to a day’s high going into

The Dow Jones Industrial Average set a morning high at 12,764.49 versus its May 2nd 2011 high at 12,876.00. The Dow was trading around the flat line at 12,720 after a low of 12,665.83 going into

Factory Orders declined 0.4% in October when a rise of 0.8% was expected. The non-manufacturing ISM came in below expectations at 52.0. This measure of the services sector showed a 48.9 reading on