After hearing from Deutsche economist Joe LaVorgna, a disappointing jobs number may be exactly what we're looking at.
He tells the desk, “People are too optimistic for Friday (though not to optimistic for 2011)… I just don’t see how the number can be strong." He worries that the jobs number will be distorted by the weather. In fact, he says weather can translate into 100,000 or more in lost jobs, temporarily.
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