This will be another busy week - the August employment report on Friday is the key economic release this week. The previous post is the summary of last week
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The Labor Department’s weekly jobless claims fell a sharp 31,000 to 473,000 in the last week, something which which may be a relief to many hoping that the trend can reverse. Last week’s preliminary 500,000 claims was revised to 504,0000. Bloomberg had estimates of 495,000 and Dow Jones was 490,000 for this week’s claims. The [[ This is a content summary only

The MBA reports: Refinance Activity Increases to Highest Level Since May 2009 in Latest MBA Weekly Survey The Refinance Index increased 17.1 percent from the previous week and was the highest Refinance Index observed in the survey since the week ending May 15, 2009. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index decreased 3.4 percent from one week earlier. ..
Note: this is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources. Here is the unofficial problem bank list for August 13, 2010
The technology stock event of the week is about to happen. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has earnings today after the close, and every technology investor is going to be paying close attention to John Chambers’ mannerisms and inferences on top of what he says for what should have been a great quarter for Cisco. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

















