Thursday, February 09, 2006
Is something funny here?
See if you notice that the larger fonts are used for "bad news" and the smaller font announces the "good news". And then try to figure out how the headline depicts the true nature of the "real news" in the story, which is GOOD! (/rant over)...
See for yourself at CBS MarketWatch.com:
"The four-week average of seasonally adjusted new claims fell to 276,500, the lowest since April 2000. The average number of new claims is nearly 50,000 lower than it was for most of 2005."
"The low pace of jobless claims suggests that the labor market is expanding at a solid pace, and that the economy has been strong enough to absorb higher energy costs," said Sophia Koropeckyj, an economist for Moody's Economy.com."
"The four-week average is considered a better gauge of new claims because it smoothes out one-time disturbances, such as holidays, intense weather and strikes."
"Economists were expecting an increase in new claims to about 283,000 in the most recent week, according to a survey conducted by MarketWatch."
