ADP excludes government jobs. It’s also notoriously volatile and has a history of big misses in forecasting the official Labor Department payroll report. But perhaps most important is that it just doesn’t jibe with other recent…
ADP’s latest report showed a total that was nearly triple what economists were expecting. It’s only one month’s data, and it’s too soon to call it a hiring boom. However, the report offers more hope and some evidence that the n…
The U.S. economy has strengthened, but not enough for the government to pare down its bond-buying program, according to the latest Fed minutes. In late 2010, investments rose and the job market improved — but the housing marke…
Dollar General announced Monday morning that its 2011 expansion plan to open 625 new stores will allow it to hire 6,000 workers this year. The discount retailer plans to add stores in markets across its existing 35-state operat…
It’s the season for reviewing the year that’s ending and making predictions for the one ahead. On Tuesday, venture capitalist and DailyFinance columnist Peter Cohan was part of a TV panel that was asked: Who was the person of t…