Posted by aanotary on 5/5/11 12:58pm
Msg #382231

what's going on?

Some of my rock solid companies have started paying really slow? my phone is hardly ringing? My gardener said his business is way down. The local McDonalds has less staff? I thought the worst of the recession was behind us? - I actually had 2 rock solid years and thought the hard times were over?

Reply by 1AZNotary on 5/5/11 1:26pm
Msg #382234

By MATTHEW CRAFT | Associated Press | 4 hours, 44 minutes ago in Money
http://www.newser.com/article/d9n1ah4g0/stock-drop-after-weekly-unemployment-claims-rise-to-highest-level-in-8-months.html

The Labor Department said Thursday that first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose to 474,000 last week, the highest level in eight months. Economists had expected claims would drop to 410,000.

Applications for unemployment benefits have increased in three of the previous four weeks.

The Dow Jones industrial average is down 60 points, or 0.5 percent, at 12,663. The S&P 500 is down 9 points, or 0.7 percent, at 1,338. The Nasdaq composite is down 15 points, or 0.6 percent, at 2,812.

Reply by C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 5/5/11 1:39pm
Msg #382235

it appears that the great state of Cali is now caught up

to what most NSA's in other parts of the country are going through...welcome?!

Reply by Alz on 5/5/11 1:57pm
Msg #382239

Sign of time, but general notary work continues to grow n/m

Reply by Yoli/CA on 5/5/11 2:49pm
Msg #382253

Recession's not over. Just took a break for a couple of

months to allow us to breathe for just a moment. However, as Alz points out, general notary work seems to be on the rise.

All this just gives us all more time to market, market and market again.

Reply by NJDiva on 5/5/11 5:24pm
Msg #382282

Re: Recession's not over. Just took a break for a couple of

Yoli, you mean, spend to market, spend to market, spend to market...ugh!!! lol