And now these jobless figures this morning, of course, they do speak to the idea that the layoff story isn't yet happening. Whatever softness is going on in the market might reflect slower hiring rather than layoffs per se. But I will say it was interesting looking through the minutes at the fed yesterday, the officials, they were making clear that they felt the jobs market was in good shape. And it said publicly as well. But of course, the data since that meeting, I think has put a bit of a different look ...

Advance Auto Parts Plunges 21% as Revenue Miss Overshadows Earnings Beat; AutoZone Falls 4%, O'Reilly Automotive Slips - 24/7 Wall St. Advance Auto Parts Plunges 21% as Revenue Miss Overshadows Earnings Beat; AutoZone Falls 4%, O'Reilly Automotive Slips By David Moadel Published Aug 20, 10:35AM EDT Quick Read AAP's earnings beat included a one-time $26M tariff refund worth $0.31 per share, while revenue of $2B missed estimates and comp sales fell 0.5%. AutoZone fell 3% and O'Reilly slipped 2% as softening D ...

I think it's no surprise what we're seeing in the market here. Uh, Tom and Paul. Right.I mean, uh, what we saw yesterday was, uh, a sign of desperation, a plea to please, please, please. Uh, get you guys down because midterm elections are coming very soon. And, uh, you know, it's not going to work. It's not going to work any better than all the other gimmicks that this Treasury Department has marched out.We saw, uh, you know, the adjustment to capital requirements with banks. We saw the, uh, the move on sta ...

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