It's been a long time since the DJIA reflected just America's smokestack economy. But today's economic rebound is being led so far by manufacturers. And if you plot those Dow components as a group, you'll see they're leading the larger pack by far.
This week was all about jobs reports, and after December's employment numbers fell short of expectations, stocks ended the first week of trading in 2011 on a down note. Kenny Polcari, managing director at ICAP Corporates explains from the New York Stock Exchange.
The Travelers represents one of the few moderate-risk/decent growth opportunities around these days.Surprisingly, institutional investors still haven't bid-up The Travelers' share so its stock with PE of 10, looks cheap.
