This Friday we get the February Non-Farm Payrolls report. The NFP report is always a big deal, but the hype surrounding this one seems substantially louder than most. Here are a few thoughts as to why: Last month's number was very big, and that instantly created a lot of hype for this one to see if there would be follow-through. The consensus number is over 200K, but there are some real big numbers being predicted. SocGen leads the heap with an estimate of 275K. The strong February auto sales number would indicate a big upcoming number. The ongoing decline in initial claims also augurs for a big number. The big stock ... (full story)