Has Unemployment Started a Long Term Trend?

Stocks are on the rise today due to a better than expected report on February hiring from the Jobs Report. We talk a lot about trading with trend here at MarketClub and it seems that the unemployment rate has established a trend. However it doesn't appear to be trending up or down, but rather sideways. The unemployment rate has remained virtually unchanged for the last three months. So we want to know....

What's ahead for the unemployment rate?

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The MarketClub Team

Higher Gas Prices?

The hot topic this week is the possibility of $5.00 gas here in the US. With tensions in the Middle East and inflation on the rise we want to pose this question to our readers.

Would higher gas prices have a negative effect on the economy?

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How are things in your neighborhood?

I don't know if it's just a carryover from the holidays, but things seem to be getting better in our area.  By "things," I mean people are out shopping, going to dinner, or seeing a movie.  Case in point, I went out to dinner with my wife the other night to a local spot and it was full of people.  So I asked the owners, "how is business going?"  They responded by telling me that they have seen an increase in traffic and it doesn't seem to be slowing down.  Is it due to the nicer-than-usual winter weather we are having in the Mid Atlantic, or are things really getting better?  We want to know ...

How are things in your neighborhood?

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How do you feel about the US economy?

With increasingly better job numbers each month and a feeling around the country that things are getting better. We want to know...

What do you think about the condition of the US economy?

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Poll:All That Matters Is Europe

All that matters is Europe it seems. Even with 60% of companies reporting better than expected earnings, the markets have yet to pull out of a trading range. I've read and heard economists that once feared a recession changing their tune a bit, but yet the markets wait on Europe and a decision about the Euro debt crisis. We want to know....

Are you paying close attention to the situation in Europe?

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