March 8, 2010 Weekly Economic Update by Pete Mitchell

The Labor Department reported only 36,000 net job losses last month, so the jobless rate was flat for February, unless you were one of the 36,000 that lost their job, then it was pretty close to 100%. Economists had widely assumed the unemployment rate would inch upward due to winter weather affecting construction and retail industries.1 As I’ve been saying for a while, we are not out of this, not even close.

Monthly Economic Update for March 2010 by Pete Mitchell

Quote of the month. “I always have to dream up there against the stars. If I don’t dream I will make it, I won’t even get close.” – Henry J. Kaiser
The month in brief. We saw a very pleasant 180º from January. New M&A action, nice corporate profits and the possibility of a rescue for [...]

Pete Mitchell’s Weekly Economic Update for February 22, 2010

Quote of the week. “Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.”– Gen. Colin Powell

Weekly Economic Update for February 15, 2010 by Pete Mitchell

Quote of the week. “Live out of your imagination, not your history.”– Dr. Stephen Covey

Pete Mitchells Weekly Economic Update – February 1st, 2010

Quote of the week. “Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”– Lois McMaster Bujold