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Because he was (Dino) “Saur”. |
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Take away the “el.” |
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Take away the “s” |
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Why did the chicken cross the railroad track?
Because it wanted to get to the Chick train. |
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What is a duck on the 4th of July?
A Fire-Quacker!! |
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Knock, Knock…Who is there?Banana…Banana who? Banana…Banana who?Banana…Banana who? Apple…Aren’t you glad I didn’t say banana? |
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Are you 5?
No! I am not 5! I am 4.95 plus shipping and handling! |
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Knock knock…Who is there? Panther!Panther, who? PantH-or-no-PantH I am going Thwiming!
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Business fun facts!
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Over $18 Trillion a year is spend on Consumer Goods worldwide. Women account for almost two third of it. Just think about this women power!
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Did you know the ancestry of American people? It is a melting pot of immigrants from all over the world. This trend continues today. These immigrants make the America great, including best in business.
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There are over 300 million Americans. Ancestry of Americans include approximately Germans over 14%, African American 12%, Irish 12%, English 8%, Mexican 8%, Italian 6%, Hispanic 5%, French 4%, Polish Scottish, Dutch, Norwegian, Scotch-Irish, Native American, and Swedish are between 1-3% but add up to 11%. The rest are from other countries.
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About US housing
At the end of 2008 approximately 7 out of 10 people in the US owned a home. The US population is over 300 million.
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In 2008, $3.3 Trillion was the total loss in value for the US housing market. In early 2006 housing market value was close to $9.4 Trillion.
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Markets rise – The DOW is up 121 points
The DOW closed up 121 points or 0.8%, the S&P500 was up 19 points or 1.2%, and NASDAQ was up 37 points or 1.0%, week ending Sep 6th.This was a 4-day week due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday. Oil closed up $2.58 at 110.23.
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The U.S. economy added 169K jobs in August; the unemployment rate fell to 7.3%
The U.S. Labor Department reported that in August 169K jobs were added and the unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in August. Data also indicated that more Americans were dropping out of the labor force and the lowest rate since 1978. Currently, only 63.2% of Americans are in the labor force.
US population = Approx 315M
Kids (not working age) = Approx 60M
Total people available to work = Approx 255M (315-60)
63.2% of the total available people (255M) are in the Labor Force numbers = Approx 161M
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the rest about 94 million Americans do not work and are not counted in the Labor Force numbers. Not-working Americans include retired, stay home moms with kids, disabled, Senior High, College students AND those trying to find a job but have given up.
Source: cnn money website
This is welcoming news for many, especially for people who are still looking for a job. About 12 million people are still unemployed. During the last recession due to a bad banking loan crisis close to 9 million jobs were lost, and so far close to 6.5 million jobs have been recovered.
To return to the pre-2008 unemployment levels the economy needs to add about six million jobs. Typically 300,000 new jobs a month are needed to drop the unemployment rate and 150,000 jobs to just keep up with the population growth.
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Manufacturing expands in August
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The U.S. Service and Manufacturing business expansion (growth) or contraction (decline) is tracked by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The ISM Manufacturing index for August rose to 55.7 from 55.4 in July. A positive news considering just past May this number was below 50!
The ISM index number above 50 indicates that businesses are growing and a number below 50 indicates that businesses are contracting. So at 50, there is no growth or contraction. It is good news when businesses grow or expand because businesses hire more people to make more Goods and provide more Services. On the other hand, when businesses contract, it means fewer jobs and more layoffs, which is a bad sign for the economy. This is the 34th month is a row for manufacturing expansion. During the recent recession, the ISM was recorded at dismal 33.3 in December 2008.
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Learn more about…
What is Credit History? Why is it important to have a good credit history? Volume 12.
What is the Economy, Business, Workers, Goods, Services, Stocks, the DOW, the S&P500, and the NASDAQ in Volume 16.
Does it pay to study hard? Volume 17.
What is the Currency and Foreign Currency Exchange rate? Volume 14. What is a stronger or a weaker currency? Volume 20. What does the dollar slide mean? Volume 32.
How does money grow in a bank? Volume 21.
What are the Fed Funds rate and Discount rate? Volume 22
What does the interest rate cut mean for you? What is APR? Volume 23.
How to read stock information? Volume 25.
What is “Black Monday”…Crash of 87”? Volume 31.
Who are the CEO, CFO, Shareholders, and the Board of Directors? What is SOX? Volume 33
What does “$4.95 + Tax” mean? Volume 47.
What is a Recession? What is a Depression? Volume 48.
What is Mergers & Acquisition (M&A)? What is a Merger? Volume 49.
What is ADR? Volume 62.
What does buying back of shares mean? Volume 63.
Why is consumer confidence so important? Volume 64.
A fun way to start a Lemonade Stand and Learn about Business too! Volume 126.
What is Supply and Demand? Volume 177.
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Sep 3-6, 2013
Weekly Stock Market
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Markets Down!
Random Walk!
Buy Low, Sell High!
What Goes Up,
Must Come Down!
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Change |
Last |
| DOW |
Up 121 |
14,923 |
| S&P500 |
Up 19 |
1,655 |
| NASDAQ |
Up 37
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3,660 |
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Foreign Exchange Rate
$1 is equal to
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Currency
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Change
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Last
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Euro (€)
European Union
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–
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0.76
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Yen (¥)
Japan
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0.08
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99.11
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Pound (£)
United Kingdom
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–
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0.64
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Yuan ( )
China
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–.00
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6.12
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Rupee (Rs.)
India
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0.77
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65.25
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anadian (C$)
Canada
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0.01
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1.04
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Your Favorite Stocks
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Company
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Bought one stock in Jan-13
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This week’s stock is?
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Your gain or loss?
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$50.80 |
61.39 |
$10.59
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$56.64 |
$60.23 |
$3.90
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$100.29 |
$96.26 |
$6.86 |
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Shared Links
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Learn what is Foreign Exchange, How is it traded, and how FXCM helps to facilitate Forex trading. |
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The Tech Museum of Innovation
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Teaching Kids Entrepreneurship
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