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Monica and NY Angels founder David Rose discuss finding funding, small business tax tips and managing innovation without confusing customers.

Employers added 192,000 jobs in March, a wee bit short from consensus expectations of 200,000, but better than the rolling average of the past two years 182,000.  We passed a psychological milestone of recovering net the number private sector jobs lost since downturn, but this is about as meaningful as graduating kindergarten. Population, immigration, demographics means there are millions of people that have entered the workforce in the past five years that have yet to be absorbed. And the greatest concern for all should be the type of jobs we are creating, low wage retail, food service positions comprise a good portion of new positions filled.  And 50% of service positions hires are temporary workers.

Monica joins Fox’s Neil Cavuto to discuss gas taxes, markets and the latest headlines in business.

Monica joins FBN’s Melissa Francis to talk about Tesla, Solar City and Elon Musk? Is the next Steve Jobs to risky for your portfolio?

Hiring picked up in Feb with 175,000 jobs added, an improvement from Jan and Dec but below the average monthly pace of the past two years.  Monica breaks down for Jake Tapper why the stock market continues to reach new highs while the economy shows only tepid improvement.  Catch the interview on CNN.com

Monica joined CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Christine Romans to discuss the impact of rising geopolitical tension to your portfolio.  Investors may see oil/natural gas and grain prices rise.  Multinationals that sell a lot to Russia (Pepsi) or have considerable interests (BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil) may also take a hit.  Also, we could see greater pull back from other emerging markets (thailand, argentina, turkey) which have been underperforming prior to unrest in ukraine and could now feel like even riskier plays. Safety plays like gold, US blue chips will benefit should instability continue.

Adam takes a call from Jesse Ventura to talk about the future of the US government. Adam also asks Jesse what he would do if he ran for President, and Jesse talks about how life has been since he and his wife decided to live off the grid. Monica Mehta is in studio next, and the guys recall Monica’s hilarious comments about the news the last time she was on the show. Adam then asks Monica to give advice to someone looking to start a business, and Adam explains why the Jetsons ruined everything. Catch the episode at AdamCarolla.com

Monica joins Neil Cavuto and Lauren Simonetti to discuss the latest headlines in business including Macy’s disappointing earnings and broader implications for the consumer and health of the economy.

Monica broke down key findings from the latest Case-Schiller housing report with Al Jazeera America’s Tony Harris .   Home prices ended 2013 on a high note, up +13.6% for a 20 city composite, with nationwide prices at a 2004 level but still 20% off 2006. Price acceleration over the past 18 months driven consumers snapping up good values and rock bottom rates for mortgages.  But good deals become harder to find and interest rates rise (up 1% from LY) momentum starts to fade and that is exactly what we have been seeing in recent months.

Employers added 113,000 jobs in Jan, far below the 182,000 expected.  Economists were hoping to see a snap back from Dec which also disappointed and a sign the economy is atleast generating as many jobs as it has been the past 2 years, roughly 182,000 monthly.    The vast majority of the hiring taking place is by companies with less than 500 employees.  While business owners with significant assets and robust growth can get financing, many entrepreneurs continue to struggle with financing creating a key set back for growth. Monica discussed this and more CNN’s Carol Costello and Brookings Institute’s David Wessel.