American Cities Adding and Losing the Most Jobs

U.S. payrolls rose by more than 200,000 in November as employers continued to hire at a steady pace. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.0%, the lowest it has been since late 2008. While the figures generally point to an overall improvement in the economy and labor market, the progress isn't even across the nation, and in some areas, jobs are still being shed. Based on the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, these are the American cities adding (and losing) the most jobs. Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades are in BP, CSCO, GME, GM, LULU, SXC, TWTR, WDC, and STX. Merrill Lynch has its top energy picks for 2014. One strategy at year-end is to buy the biggest index losers, and one firm has identified a half dozen or so fallen angels to buy for 2014. Argus is truly independent research that we value. The firm is out with its top picks for 2014. Amazon's new deal packages show what the retailer hopes to sell at the expense of its competition. Russia wounded Cisco. The U.S. will heal it. Many new CEOs may be best served by doing nothing. A new set of layoffs at Martha Stewart cannot solve its core problems. Have a great day! JON C. OGG Receiving this email late? Be sure to add jonogg@247wallst.com to your contacts. Not sure how? Click here for instruction.

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