Comments on: Rising Job Losses Damp Hopes Of Recovery http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/rising-job-losses-damp-hopes-of-recovery/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:07:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/rising-job-losses-damp-hopes-of-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-189737 Mike in Nola Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:50:26 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=30897#comment-189737 What's that old saying about those who can do.....? Stats like unemployment tend to oscillate about the true value as the various tides ripple across the country. As Taleb noted yesterday on CNBC, you could even have a positive number at some point and it wouldn't mean the worst was over. What’s that old saying about those who can do…..? Stats like unemployment tend to oscillate about the true value as the various tides ripple across the country. As Taleb noted yesterday on CNBC, you could even have a positive number at some point and it wouldn’t mean the worst was over.

]]> By: tradeking13 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/rising-job-losses-damp-hopes-of-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-189728 tradeking13 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:16:35 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=30897#comment-189728 So, temporary census workers only count when they are being hired, not fired. Got it. Thanks, professor. So, temporary census workers only count when they are being hired, not fired. Got it. Thanks, professor.

]]> By: dnarby http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/rising-job-losses-damp-hopes-of-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-189673 dnarby Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:40:46 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=30897#comment-189673 Er, what exactly did you expect from an Ivy League economics professor? Er, what exactly did you expect from an Ivy League economics professor?

]]> By: Joe Retail http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/rising-job-losses-damp-hopes-of-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-189638 Joe Retail Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:07:42 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=30897#comment-189638 Maybe I'm slow - I'm just on my first coffee - but what the heck is he talking about??? Maybe I’m slow – I’m just on my first coffee – but what the heck is he talking about???

]]> By: teraflop http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/rising-job-losses-damp-hopes-of-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-189636 teraflop Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:49:39 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=30897#comment-189636 Agreed. He must have some high walls around his property. Plus you can maintain this degree of aloofness only through intense avoidance of meaningful human contact. Nice suit. Agreed. He must have some high walls around his property. Plus you can maintain this degree of aloofness only through intense avoidance of meaningful human contact.

Nice suit.

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