##  [# Hot Reads: Feb. Jobs Report Crushes Expectations](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-feb-jobs-report-crushes-expectations) 

 

# Hot Reads: Feb. Jobs Report Crushes Expectations

 

 

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[**The February Jobs Report**](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm) (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics)

In total, 678,000 new hires reported versus 440,000 expected shows the job market is on a tear.

[**Why The Stock Market Refuses To Plunge On Russia-Ukraine Crisis**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-the-stock-market-refuses-to-plunge-on-russia-ukraine-crisis-194843418.html) (Yahoo Finance)

Market pros say investors are looking beyond the headline chaos, focusing on factors that tend to upset stock price valuations.

[**Ukraine Rewards Supporters With Special ‘Airdrop’**](https://fortune.com/2022/03/03/ukraine-crypto-dogecoin-airdrop-donation-russia-invasion-bitcoin/) (Fortune)

After raising almost $47 million via donations in crypto, Ukraine will distribute tokens directly into supporters’ wallets.

[**Why The ‘S’ In ESG Is No Longer Silent**](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-s-in-esg/) (The Evidence-Based Investor)

Striking the right balance between social issues and environmental ones is fraught with complexity.

[**Momentum In Emerging Markets**](https://www.etfstream.com/features/momentum-in-emerging-markets/) (ETF Stream)

Few investment strategies have been more researched or are more widely supported by academic finance professionals.

[**3 Investing Lessons From The Russian Stock Market Collapse**](https://www.pragcap.com/three-lessons-from-the-russian-stock-market-collapse/) (Pragmatic Capitalism)

The top two are to beware of home bias, and that diversification is more important than ever.

[**Time To Find New Hedges?**](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2022/03/03/is-it-time-to-find-new-hedges) (Advisor Perspectives)

2022 has been a tough year so far for risk management.

[**From ‘Deflationary Misery’ To ‘Inflation Pain’**](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2022/03/from-deflationary-misery-to-inflation.html) (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)

The Fed’s story over the last decade.



 

 

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