A new jobs report dominated financial media coverage today as the Labor Department reported an addition of 203,000 jobs in November, with the unemployment dropping from 7.3% to 7.0%. Stocks responded with a quick jolt. But the bigger pictures has turned to, will this boost in economic data be enough for the Federal Reserve to start tapering? We start off weekend reads with coverage from the Dan Collins Report:
- How Could the Fed Not Taper? – (Dan Collins Report)
- Corn Falls as China Rejects Some Shipments – (Wall Street Journal)
- Chilton to Stay at CFTC for Volcker Rule Vote – (Wall Street Journal)
- CME in Final Stage of BOE Talks on Europe Exchange, CEO Says – (Business Week)
- Deutsche Bank to Shrink in Commodities as Revenue Slides – (Business Week)
- These 10 Themes Will Be The Big Market Stories Of 2014 – (Business Insider)
- Yahoo’s Geek Goddess – (Vanity Fair)
- Commodity traders face consolidation – (Hedgeworld)
- Bubbles: No One Has Any Idea What’s Going On – (The Motley Fool)
Just for fun:
- Full Ron Burgundy-Peyton Manning Interview – (Denver Broncos)
- QUAALUDES, HOOKERS, AND PENNY STOCKS: ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ Is Epic – (Business Insider)
- The Hills Were Alive With The Sound Of DiGiorno Pizza Last Night – (NPR)