Friday, October 02, 2009

No Jobs? No Recovery

Investors hoping to harvest some green shoots need to read about this really bad jobs report:

U.S. employers cut a deeper-than-expected 263,000 jobs in September, lifting the unemployment rate to 9.8 percent, according to a government report on Friday that fueled fears the weak labor market could undermine economic recovery.


If you buy stocks or indexes now for the long term, you're probably overpaying. I'm increasing my cash pile and waiting for bargains.