ADP Jobs Report: Some Are Skeptical

ADP Employment Change for December came in much stronger than expected, at 325,000 jobs created, well above the consensus of 175,000. Charles Biderman of TrimTabs.com called to say that he had a hard time believing that there were that many jobs created.

Thursday’s Stocks to Watch

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Strong US Jobs Data; A Decoupling From Europe?

S&P futures popped about 5 points as the ADP Employment Change for December came in much stronger than expected, at 325,000 jobs created, well above the consensus of 175,000. This bodes well for the December nonfarm payroll report, out tomorrow.

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