Bump when these numbers move

LooseGoose wrote:Strange how this thread isn't updated....if the #'s were going to hell I'll bet it would be bumped daily.

U.S. unemployment claims fall to 222,000, lowest in 44 years

Dow soars to record close Tuesday as major market indexes finish session higher Dow soars to record close Tuesday as major market indexes finish session higher

The Dow Jones industrial average rose sharply on Tuesday on the back of strong quarterly results from 3M and Caterpillar.

The 30-stock index closed 167.80 points higher at 23,441.76, hitting intraday and closing record highs. JPMorgan Chase shares rose 1.6 percent to break above $100 for the first time.

The S&P 500 gained 0.2 percent to finish at 2,569.13, with financials rising to their highest level in 10 years. Corning and 3M were the best performers on the index. The Nasdaq composite advanced 0.2 percent to end at 6,598.43.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly rose in September, hitting their highest level in nearly 10 years, offering hope that the housing market was regaining speed after appearing to stall recent months.

LooseGoose wrote:Strange that not one of the straight down the middle moderates want to report any good news......

Dow soars 168 points to record close on earnings beats by Caterpillar, 3M

Dow soars to record close Tuesday as major market indexes finish session higher Dow soars to record close Tuesday as major market indexes finish session higher  

The Dow Jones industrial average rose sharply on Tuesday on the back of strong quarterly results from 3M and Caterpillar.

The 30-stock index closed 167.80 points higher at 23,441.76, hitting intraday and closing record highs. JPMorgan Chase shares rose 1.6 percent to break above $100 for the first time.

The S&P 500 gained 0.2 percent to finish at 2,569.13, with financials rising to their highest level in 10 years. Corning and 3M were the best performers on the index. The Nasdaq composite advanced 0.2 percent to end at 6,598.43.

U.S. new home sales race to nearly 10-year high in September

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly rose in September, hitting their highest level in nearly 10 years, offering hope that the housing market was regaining speed after appearing to stall recent months.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:here are some great numbers for the sexual predator and his deplorable supporters..

Caution: Mainstream Media Link/Info Below:

White nationalist and white supremacist groups have recently become more encouraged and more public in their views.

“They are in a stronger position than they have been in decades,” Steven Hahn, a Pulitzer Prize winning historian at New York University, told Fox News. “The feel energized by Charlottesville and by the presidential election last year.

Hate CrImes On The Rise

The U.S. economy unexpectedly maintained a brisk pace of growth in the third quarter.

An increase in inventory investment and a smaller trade deficit offset a hurricane-related slowdown in consumer spending and a decline in construction.

Gross domestic product increased at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the July-September period after expanding at a 3.1 percent pace in the second quarter

LooseGoose wrote:Quite surprised my friend BobS isn't posting these like he used to during the previous administration.

First reading on third-quarter GDP up 3.0%, vs 2.5% rise expected

The U.S. economy unexpectedly maintained a brisk pace of growth in the third quarter.

An increase in inventory investment and a smaller trade deficit offset a hurricane-related slowdown in consumer spending and a decline in construction.

Gross domestic product increased at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the July-September period after expanding at a 3.1 percent pace in the second quarter

Rocinante wrote:You meant the previous administration that went through the Great Recession and came out the other side ? That wasn't just carrying on the same economic policies of the previous administration? Yeah I wonder why.

NigelUno wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:Quite surprised my friend BobS isn't posting these like he used to during the previous administration.

First reading on third-quarter GDP up 3.0%, vs 2.5% rise expected

Do you have a link (or thread) in which Bob posted these numbers in the previous administration?

LooseGoose wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Do you have a link (or thread) in which Bob posted these numbers in the previous administration?

If I provide you with 5 examples will you promise to STFU for 6 months?   Otherwise it's not worth my time or effort.

DWags wrote:Here's the pattern.  GOP gets into office, they cut taxes, raise military spending increase the deficit.  Then, they get voted out.  Dems raise taxes, try balancing the budget, can't do it, cause well, fuck it's impossible.  They get blamed for the deficit by the assholes out of office, but like Obama did, get us out of the great recession, but get no credit for it.  However the some sensical shit comes back to the forfront and at least we're fiscally responsible some what.  Then the GOP gets back in office, the grunts vote their superiors into office, they make laws where you can't sue banks, where they make rules that wall street can fuck you up the ass, where the very people who voted them in get screwed the most, but because they're tribal, theyonly care that their side wins.  

I hate everyone.

LooseGoose wrote:Wouldn't want you to miss the good news here in the USA while the media points you to crimes in the Ukraine 7 years ago.

Consumer confidence hits highest level since December 2000

Surprise! The Economy Is Beating Forecasts Again

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

DWags wrote:How is that debt coming?

- we're not supposed to talk about those numbers.

America's job market got back on its feet in October.

The U.S. economy rebounded from the hurricanes and added 261,000 jobs, the best performance of the Trump administration.

Unemployment inched down to 4.1%, the lowest since December 2000.

"This labor market is still really firing on all cylinders," says Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West in San Francisco.

LooseGoose wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: - we're not supposed to talk about those numbers.

Post #1 in this thread.....no mention of debt....so Wags is....



But Enjoy!

U.S. unemployment drops to lowest in 17 years

America's job market got back on its feet in October.

The U.S. economy rebounded from the hurricanes and added 261,000 jobs, the best performance of the Trump administration.

Unemployment inched down to 4.1%, the lowest since December 2000.

"This labor market is still really firing on all cylinders," says Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West in San Francisco.

LooseGoose wrote:No surprise at all that the libs here will give no credit but would have assigned all blame for a crash.

That's how they roll.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:
Post #1 in this thread.....no mention of debt....so Wags is....



But Enjoy!

U.S. unemployment drops to lowest in 17 years

You're still giving Trump credit for Obama's work. That's cute.

Nonfarm payrolls grew by 228,000 in November and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent. Economists expected 200,000 new jobs and an unchanged headline rate.

Wage growth again disappointed, with average hourly earnings up just 2.5 percent annualized, compared with estimates of 2.7 percent.

Investors still expect the Fed to hike interest rates at its meeting next week.

Nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000 in November while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent as the U.S. economy continues to hum along, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Economists surveyed by Reuters had expected nonfarm payrolls to grow by 200,000.

Jobs: With 228,000 jobs created in November, joblessness at a 17-year low of 4.1% and wages rising, it can no longer really be doubted: Donald Trump's relentless focus on tax cuts, deregulation and draining the swamp is great for job growth.

Even some normally critical media now admit the economy's underlying shift: "The American job market is the strongest it's been in a decade, and arguably the strongest since 2000," wrote The New York Times on Friday.

The Times is right. And the change is noteworthy, especially when viewed year-over-year.

Even though the workforce expanded by just under 1.1 million workers in the past 12 months, the number of people employed is up 1.87 million. That's why the unemployment rate continues to drop.

But the most interesting part of the jobs report, which goes almost unnoticed by the media, is that it's not just a few groups seeing more jobs and opportunity — it's broad-based, with minorities, women, men and even those with low incomes, showing the best gains.

For instance, every education group — ranging from those with no high school diploma, to those with a bachelor's degree or higher — saw significant declines in unemployment in November 2017 from November 2016. And the biggest drops were for those with the least education, not the most.

Meanwhile, groups that have lagged in recent years also show major improvements. For instance, the jobless rate for African Americans dropped from 8% to 7.3%, while for Hispanics it fell from 5.7% to 4.7%. For Asians it stayed at an ultralow 3%.

Among adult men 20 years and over, unemployment has plunged from 4.3% last year to just 3.7% now. Likewise, adult female unemployment declined from 4.2% to 3.7%.

The survey-based measure of factory activity -- the year’s second-highest behind September, when storm-related supply delays boosted the index -- brings the 2017 average to 57.6, the best in 13 years. The latest gain extends a string of strong readings that’s been fueled by more domestic business investment, improving global economies and steady spending by American households.

A common refrain from companies surveyed, though, was difficulty finding highly-skilled labor, and some firms are paying higher wages to attract the workforce needed, ISM manufacturing survey committee chairman Timothy Fiore said on a conference call with reporters.

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. auto industry’s historic growth streak may be ending, but demand for new cars and trucks remains healthy as the new year begins.

U.S. sales of new vehicles are expected to fall 2 percent to 17.1 million in 2017, according to Kelley Blue Book. That would be the first year-over-year decline since 2009, ending an unprecedented seven-year expansion.

General Motors, Toyota and Ford all reported a 1 percent declines in sales last year compared to 2016. Fiat Chrysler’s sales fell 8 percent. Honda’s sales were flat, while Nissan’s rose 2 percent. Volkswagen brand sales rose 5 percent.

While sales are likely to fall short of 2016′s record of 17.55 million, 2017 is still expected to be the fourth-best sales year in U.S. history.