Man of The Year Keeps His Job

The brow-beating of Bernanke is a sure sign that U.S. markets won’t be treated any better. As China pulls back, the sources for job growth narrow significantly. January has been an interesting month for Fed Chairman Benjamin Bernanke. He was celebrated as Time Magazine’s Man of The Year. Also, Congress wanted to throw him out…

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Posturing for Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

President Obama flies to Florida today to unveil plans for a high speed rail system. Local voters have already reversed a similar mandate, because high speed rail physically doesn’t work here. Obama promises to spend billions anyway. Following last night’s State of the Union speech, President Obama flew down to Florida this morning to create…

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Rockwell Automation Sees Better 2010

Investors loved Rockwell Automation’s higher earnings guidance today, rushing stocks higher on strong volume.  Our question:  Will sales growth in Asia mean jobs growth in the U.S.? Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported that fiscal Q1 revenues “exceeded our expectations,” with improved prospects ahead. From a distance, the new financials only seem to suggest that the pain…

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Banks, Bernanke, and Geithner, Oh No!

Following the Scott Brown victory in Massachusetts, Progressives quickly found new targets to offload some blame.  With U.S. unemployment at ten percent, what’s the impact on job seekers as political leaders attack banks, Bernanke, and Geithner? As it turns out, while Bam-Bam was crushing the banks last week, the theme carried over to Fed Chairman…

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