Normalcy

(1) Above average decline in jobless claims. (2) Revisions could show an uptick in November’s jobs. (3) Washington spending lots of money to create a few jobs. (4) Temporary jobs are better than no jobs. (5) Cash for Caulkers. (6) Did jobless rate peak in October? (7) Productivity on steroids. (8) From Ugly Duckling to Black Swan. (9) Bunning throws heat at Greenspan and Bernanke. (10) Macroeconomists are the problem rather than the solution. (11) “The Messenger” (++).