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Welcome to nonfarm payroll week. Before we get to Friday, there are some other economic reports that may also have some impact on investing.
What’s old is new again and dividend investing is big news in 2012.
The debate over money market funds has heated up recently as regulators scuffle with the fund industry.
2012 is shaping up to be a record dividend year for member companies on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
At the Fed’s FOMC press conference Wednesday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke discussed …
The group in charge of monetary policy at the Federal Reserve met this week for the third time this year.
The last full week of April brings a big week in economic news. Monday is a snooze, but Tuesday through Friday will be packed.
When it comes to investing in stocks, riskier is not better. More accurately: Higher volatility does not equal higher rewards over time.
On Wednesday, the Securities Exchange Commission adopted a new rule defining who needs to be regulated in the over-the-counter swaps market.
Another week brings more opportunities to gauge the economy, and investing opportunities, in the form of economic indicators.
For the second week of April, investors can look forward to the National Federation of Independent Business Index, the Beige Book, the producer price index, the Consumer Price Index and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index.
NFIB small business survey
On Tuesday, the National Federal of Independent Business will release their survey of small business owners for the month of March. The February reading of the NFIB small business survey, released last month, indicated an increase for the sixth consecutive month.
