Wade Phillips, Unemployment: Hot Trends
(Information on Cowboys coach Wade Phillips being fired and unemployment updated in today's Hot Trends article.)
NEW YORK (
) -- "Wade Phillips" is a popular search topic on the Internet today following the news that the Dallas Cowboys head coach has been fired.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones fired head coach Phillips today. Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has been appointed the interim head coach.
The Cowboys are having their worst season since 1989, with only 1 win and 7 losses. They will take on the New York Giants on Sunday.
"Unemployment" is a trending search topic after the Labor Department released a report last week showing that the U.S. economy added jobs for the first time since May, but the unemployment rate stayed at 9.6%.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 151,000 in October, far ahead of the 60,000 analysts were expecting, according to consensus estimates from Reuters. Average hourly earnings rose by 5 cents to $22.73.
>>Economy Adds 151,000 Jobs In October
Job growth was driven by the healthcare and services sectors, while temporary help services saw an addition of 35,000 workers. Mining employment rose by 8,000 while retail trade employment gained 28,000 workers.
"RockMelt" is a heavily searched topic today after it was announced on the
that an early version the new Web browser is now available.
RockMelt is a secure Web browser similar to
Microsoft's
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Internet Explorer,
Google's
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Chrome and
Apple's
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Safari. The browser was designed to provide users with a more social Web surfing experience by allowing users to share information on Facebook and Twitter within the browser window.
Those interested can
sign up for early access at Rockmelt.com
.
"HSV Maloo R8" is a trending search topic today after Australia's luxury car manufacturer Holden Special Vehicles unveiled a
limited edition 20th anniversary model of its Maloo R8
.
The first Maloo vehicle was introduced in October 1990 at a car show in Sydney. The "20 Years of Maloo R8" vehicle has a recommended retail price of $67,900.
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The anniversary car has been available since its first public showing in early October.
"Stock exchange" is a hot search topic today as stock futures are pointing to a lower open this morning. Stocks were flat on Friday as the better-than-expected October job growth of 151,000 was offset by the unchanged unemployment rate of 9.6%.
, big gains in the market were brought by the Republican takeover of the House and the
Federal Reserve's
plan to buy $600 billion of long-term securities.
>>Stock Futures Pause After Last Week's Gains
There are no economic reports scheduled for release Monday.
"Bank of America" is a trending search topic following news that the company may give its employees stock as a part of their bonuses.
If
Bank of America
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fails to increase equity through asset sales by a Dec. 31 deadline, the U.S. lender could give its employees a portion of their bonuses in stock instead of cash,
Bloomberg
reported.
The bank will sell its assets as part of its federal bailout. It has received $45 billion in bailout money from the relief program.
The chatter on Main Street (a.k.a. Google) is always of interest to investors on Wall Street. Thus, each day, TheStreet compiles the stories that are trending on Google, and highlights the news that could make stocks move.
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