Stocks Higher on December Job Report! Stocks opened sharply higher thanks to the better than expected monthly nonfarm payrolls report. The jobs report was the best since November 2008, with headline unemployment of 7.0%, although the work participation rate is near its lows. The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for December beat expectations with
Stocks Mixed on this First Trading Day of December! U.S. equities opened flat after extending their winning streak last week. Purchasing Managers Index readings (PMIs) around the globe starting in China were fairly upbeat, though global equities couldn’t sustain any momentum to start of December trade. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 eased 0.04%, while China’s



