Bring On the Bull
2006 will be a return to bull markets in the US, and a strong economy. Unemployment has been creeping down all year, and will probably level off at 4.9% which is where it was before the hurricanes this summer. The new jobs aren't lesser paying ones that some people have said they are. The average hourly wage has gone up 3.2% this year. Higher pay, coupled with gas prices around $2.20 a gallon have fueled consumer and industrial spending that is expected to keep its pace through out the year.
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