Archive for April 2013
Week is Strong
Personal income rose 1.1%, consumer spending jumped a robust 0.7%, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose just 1.3% over the past year, consumer confidence increased, GDP for Q4 was revised up by 0.3% and house prices rose 8% year-on-year! But, unemployment claims were a bit higher, house sales fell a tad and savings remains painfully…
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In an effort to lessen the impact of the sequester on federal spending, the Interior Department will be selling corporate sponsorships to national parks. The first trial sponsorships include the Marlboro Great Smokey Mountain National Park in TN, the Skippy George Washington Carver National Monument in MO, the Delta Airlines Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site…
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