Personal Finance Daily: Employers optimistic about hiring plans

Personal Finance Daily MARCH 13, 2012 Tuesday's Personal Finance Stories By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Hiring plans strongest since '08 'Coast to Coast AM' a popular haunt for radio fans Investing lessons from the Iditarod Could Pinterest become the next Napster? U.S. employers are upbeat about hiring plans for the second quarter of the year, according to staffing company Manpower. While companies said they are optimistic about their hiring, they are still cautious, according to Manpower, and job seekers should redouble their efforts to find the right match. Also on MarketWatch today, read about fund manager Daniel Dent, who has competed in the Iditarod sled-dog race in Alaska. His investment advice is similar to his no. 1 rule as a musher: Hold on tight. — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance Hiring plans strongest since '08: Manpower Hiring plans are increasing for the second quarter of 2012, hitting the strongest pace since late 2008, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook survey released Tuesday. Read more: Hiring plans strongest since '08. 'Coast to Coast AM' a popular haunt for radio fans George Noory's "Coast to Coast AM" guest on the morning of July 31, 2009 was polite, but firm — he insisted that he was not a spokesman for the Antichrist. Read more: 'Coast to Coast AM' a popular haunt for radio fans. INVESTING Investing lessons from the Iditarod The stock market was a happy place five years ago and heavenly in the 1990s. But after the financial crises of the past few years, investors could be forgiven for thinking that the market resembles the Iditarod sled-dog race in Alaska — a grueling slog through a frozen wilderness. Read more: Investing lessons from the Iditarod. Could Pinterest become the next Napster? The latest "it" start-up, Pinterest is a place where users create scrapbooks of cool images, but consumers need to be careful about copyrighted material. Read more: Could Pinterest become the next Napster? Stocks might sag, but soon will soar Stocks could break, but probably not for long, write Peter Brimelow and Ed Rubenstein. Read more: Stocks might sag, but soon will soar. ECONOMY & POLITICS U.S. retail sales climb 1.1% in February Retail sales for February rise at the fastest in five months, as government data show gasoline prices failed to choke off demand for cars, clothing and other goods. Read more: U.S. retail sales climb 1.1% in February. U.S. business inventories climb 0.7% in January Businesses expand their inventories to kick off 2012 as car dealers correctly anticipated a strong pickup in demand, according to Commerce Department data. Read more: U.S. business inventories climb 0.7% in January. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111