" Hello there and this is Money Markets & More for Monday April 13. From the news -- mother MarketWatch radio network I'm Tracy Johnke. Coming up Google that some big household names we'll tell us how the recessions treating them including Google. If our fifteenth is right around the corner and we'll find out where the biggest tax procrastinators hang their hats."

" And I'm John word doc also coming up some of you are shopping around looking at schools such rights -- view. Are going back to school and -- if you're looking for jobs sometimes demand to switch your career choice they go back to school to do it that story in a moment."

" Thank you John first let's take a look at this day and business history. In 1902. When James C -- Thank you know this is going opened its first store in Wyoming since nine you know what that. JC stands for. And the young golf phenom Tiger Woods won his first masters back in 1997. Has really been out long. And he went on to win millions upon millions of dollars in endorsement deals. -- Wall Street returns after a three day break and probably a much needed one after a break next five week rallying -- alone has soared 22%. Ford's best five week run since nineteen. 38. While we wait to see whether investors have enough energy to go for week six my fellow market watcher Andrew O'Day tells us what's on their plate for the next few days."

" The coming week on Wall Street will hit investors on two fronts earnings and the economy as we get more into the meat of earnings reporting season companies such as Intel Google Citigroup and Johnson & Johnson. Will open their books. And then there's the consumer the month first reading of consumer sentiment comes Friday. And Tuesday we get the government's reading of march retail sales anti climactic say some since last week most of the big store chains already posted sales. I actually think that the chain store sales is one that I pay a little more attention to RBC wealth management senior vice president -- Daniels and they're both important and I certainly listen to about but I'm curious to see the -- stores analyst -- beamer at America's research group is less subtle."

" I have -- suspicions about the data that the -- they're reporting the Wall Street didn't buy it in January just thought reasonable what the workbook there's Seattle Washington."

" For the march reading analysts predicted decline of point 1%. Thank you Andrew. Mark your calendars economists surveyed for The Wall Street Journal now expect the recession to end in September. The previous survey had October as the ending point and and other economists surveyed this time by the blue chip economic indicators for his -- sessions and at a more nebulous second half of the year. Either way though most economists say it'll remain tough out there for job seekers and tell late next year and John or not and -- are here to tell us about. It's on the options out there for job seekers."

" The down economy has a lot of you losing your jobs and unfortunately. You are looking for other jobs and some of you are even going back to school to get new skills. And let's talk about this trend in the economy with our consumer race and -- to. Is -- joining us to talk more about what you are doing out there and how what colleges and educational facilities are dealing with this trend so. And what's going on I I guess this is pretty much the worst economy we have seen in a generation prompting."

" Certain bright and we've lost. In the neighborhood of five million jobs since the recession began in December 2007. At some of those jobs are never going to come back there and industries that are that are dying or streamlining dramatically so somebody who's worked and may be a plant for twenty years are finding that the jobs are out there specialist lost pounds so. They're going back to school but they're also getting help because. Some of the at the palace for the economic stimulus package passed and provides not only unemployment measure collecting unemployment also provides student -- so. Even though you're not making the money you make. Out on a regular salary year at least sort of keeping your head above water while you learn new trade."

" And this means that Joe consumer out there who wants to try to keep more money in his pocket. Is having to make some choices about what to do for school."

" Right and then -- a lot of community colleges especially these these -- necessarily universities were talking about community colleges around the country are reporting big increases in enrollment anywhere from. 2% to 25% compared to a year ago so people are going back to school. And learning new trades are some areas where. There's there's great demand and analysts think that they'll be even more demand what's the recession is an and that's and things like green construction and and wind and solar energy technology. But also some more traditional. Skills are in demand I mean you're always going to meet a plumber. An air conditioner guide people like that to come to your house to make repairs so those are some of the careers of people are turning to."

" I guess if you are looking at going to community colleges. If you are looking at maybe taking some -- night classes somewhere he should do your homework and find out whether there's financial aid available for you. And how much you're gonna end up paying. And just basically find out where you're putting your money."

" And find out more and a lot of these certificate programs sometimes say they take a year or less to completes a while that may seem like a long time now really and they. And their world of education a year or less is can go pretty quickly."

" That's our consumer race and Kate's joining us to talk about to what has some Americans are doing out there to a better themselves and just trying to survive. And thank you very much thank you."

" Thank you John and okay I'll admit I'm a little anal about getting my taxes done he sent everything off in February bad. If you are -- procrastinators. You have a lot of company especially if you lived in San Francisco. -- biggest -- are in San Francisco it turns -- MarketWatch personal finance editor Andrea -- that -- where I -- and I can say it's true for -- I haven't -- filed my taxes but I am working on that -- to that line -- used in New York Chicago and San Diego round out the top five his tax procrastinators. According to what -- saw last April 15. And while the rush is on the file on time coombs says. It's still important to take your time and make sure you're getting all the breaks that are available to you for example if you -- your income all last year your situation might be."

" Quite different as a result of a blessing common -- might be eligible for more tax breaks are a lot of tax breaks that phase out duty in come and so it you definitely want to kind of take your time to go through it."

" If only Dion Warwick and the comedian Sinbad went filed back taxes. That's right they -- almost five million dollars between the two of them which puts them in California's. Top tens tax scofflaws. -- did earn Money Markets & More. We have a story idea or want us to look into something police riot at MarketWatch radio news or Netanyahu dot com. I'm Tracy -- see you next time."

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