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2012-02-03 02:06 - Wall Street Strategies
RISING JOB MARKET COULD BE EVEN BETTER
 

Today's jobs report is mixed, but there are trends we must consider. I've been touting the "Dirty Fingernails Rally" since October, and we've seen it in earnings and now in jobs. Manufacturing jobs increased by 50,000 last month, which was the biggest leap since 1998. For me that was the best part of the report. Other pluses were 7,000 at auto dealers, although I generally hate car sales people, the average car and truck in this country is 11 years old, so it's a no-brainer. Department stores +19,000 are interesting since department stores were supposed to be dead two decades ago. The tougher parts, and the parts that make me worry about this nation in general, include:

 
Publications
How the US Securities Industry Works
How the U.S. Securities Industry Works, 3rd Edition
by Hal McIntyre

Updated with the latest securities industry procedures, this third edition addresses the fundamentals of the securities industry: the players, the markets, the products, the life-cycle of a trade and today's industry challenges.
Straight Through Processing for Financial Services Firms
edited by Hal McIntyre

Written by experts in their own fields and edited by a leading expert on STP in the financial services industry, this book evaluates current issues and provides key industry solutions.
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