Daily Views for January 29, 2008
Tags: Mastercard (MA); Amex (AXP); Office Depot (ODP); Office Max (OMX); Staples (SPLS) 11am ET…January 29, 2008 --- Comment on Markets, Companies and Events in the News Working at Home A relatively obscure trade magazine reported that 28 million people now work at home, at least part-time. With non-farm payrolls at 138 million people, this means 20% of the country works from home, or one-out-of-five. That’s pretty remarkable. Even more remarkable is that this work-at-home figure is 40% greater than it was in 2002. While the wizards of Washington continue to debate if we are in a recession, we see…