The Week in Review from Valeo Financial Advisors (November 4, 2011)
Markets
- How Rare Was the October Return for the Dow Jones Industrial Average? Valeo Financial Advisors
- At MF Global, Corzine forgot the lessons from the demise of Long-Term Capital Management Bloomberg
- Of the 25 U.S. IPOs with the biggest opening pops in 2010 and 2011, 20 have fallen since Businessweek
- Stocks had risen more than bonds over every 30-year period from 1861 until period ending in Sept. 30 Bloomberg
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
- U.S. unemployment dips to 9 percent Washington Times
- Who are the long-term unemployed? Chart by age and education: Yahoo! Finance
- Non-farm payrolls increased by 80k for October, September was revised from +103 to +158k and August revised from 0k to +104k U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Around the Globe
- Global map of economic activity titled “GDP Density” Econbrowser
- The Brazilian economy in focus The Economist
- Greek referendum call blows hole in euro zone plan Reuters
- The world at 7 billion. A videographic guide to the world’s population The Economist
Financial Planning
- 401(k) matches restored by 75 percent of companies that had suspended them Yahoo! Finance
Miscellaneous
- Ever read the Federal Reserve Act that created the Fed System? Here’s your chance San Francisco Federal Reserve
- Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee Fiscal Year 2011 Q4 Report U.S. Treasury
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