Non Farm Payrolls Report Leads To Investment Opportunities

Justin Fox says the concept of “shareholder value” was always meant to embody a long-term concept:

"No Risk of Housing Bust" In case you need some humor today, please consider No risk of housing bust: RBA Australia is not at danger of a collapse in the housing market, a top central banker says, again playing down concerns that Australia could suffer price falls like those seen in the United States or parts of Europe.

David Hunkar submits: One of the risks of investing in foreign stocks is the exchange-rate risk. For example, the movement of the domestic currency where the stock is listed against the U.S. dollar can adversely or positively impact the return of that investment for U.S.-based investors. A strengthening of the dollar reduces foreign stock returns to U.S. investors as the local returns becomes less when converted to U.S. dollars. Conversely a weaker dollar leads to higher returns for U.S. investors.

Kapitall submits:Here we report today’s 10 most overbought and 10 most oversold S&P 500 stocks, based on the RSI(14) indicator.A reading above 70 usually indicates overbought conditions, while a reading below 30 reflects oversold conditions. click for expanded images

The biggest investing failing is not saving any money – so failing to invest. But once people actually save the next biggest issue I see is people confusing the investment risk of one investment in isolation from the investment risk of that investment within their portfolio.

Here's an index of the latest articles discussing the jobs report released at 8:30 am ET on January 7, 2011.

The Mole submits: Markets often seem to trade quietly the Monday after a non-farm payrolls report, in part because of the usual lack of dataflow. And with many investors still recovering from Super Bowl partying, there was an additional reason for markets to trade quietly overnight.

The Mole submits: US stocks trimmed their triple digit losses in the final hour of trading Thursday led by Apple (AAPL), which reversed its drop, rising 0.7% amid speculation the iPhone maker will split its stock, and as the euro rose versus the dollar. DuPont Co. (DD), American Express Co.