Saturday, June 9, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Unfamiliar Feeling For Housing: Optimism, As 11 Markets Report Double-Digit Gains In May Sales

DailyMarkets.com - Unfamiliar Feeling For Housing: Optimism, As 11 Markets Report Double-Digit Gains In May Sales


Unfamiliar Feeling For Housing: Optimism, As 11 Markets Report Double-Digit Gains In May Sales

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 07:41 AM PDT

1. From today’s Seattle Times:

“The small businesses that drive the housing market are reporting signs that the industry may be experiencing a real comeback.

At the beginning of the spring selling season, real-estate agents and homebuilders were optimistic about the growing number of prospective buyers showing up at open houses and calling to inquire about listings. Now, it appears that interest has translated into sales.

“We had a terrific March, better April, and May is going to be the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


New Book: “Back From Serfdom: Restoring American Prosperity With A Pro-Market New Deal”

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 07:13 AM PDT

New book now available from Amazon “Back from Serfdom: Restoring American Prosperity with a Pro-Market New Deal,” by Robert Dell (and just a little help from Mark J. Perry), here’s a description:

“Government is essential to our well-being. But most government expansion since the Coolidge era has been shown to be politically motivated and economically counterproductive. Even a large number of progressive economists find no sound economic or moral basis for many important federal policies … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Thomas Sowell Illustrates “Ceteris Paribus”

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 07:07 AM PDT

Thomas Sowell’s recent column about the “Fair Pay Act”:

“The old — and repeatedly discredited — game of citing women’s incomes as some percentage of men’s incomes is being played once again, as part of the “war on women” theme.

Since women average fewer hours of work per year, and fewer years of consecutive full-time employment than men, among other differences, comparisons of male and female annual earnings are comparisons of apples and oranges, as various female economists have pointed … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Sherry Hunt: A True American Hero

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 06:08 AM PDT

"This case demonstrates that the notion that the bailed-out banks have somehow found God and have reformed their ways in the aftermath of the financial crisis is pure myth," he says.
"Sherry is an absolutely fantastic lady who knows what she's doing. She has a conscience. I have the highest regard for her."

At this point in our nation's history, America needs some real heroes.
Certainly those who had put and continue to put their lives in harm's way for our freedom and liberty … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Password Protection Highlighted, App Updates Cheered

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 05:30 AM PDT

06/09/12 LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm faced security breaches. Meanwhile, Facebook amped up its security measures for its mobile platform. Microsoft and Encyclopedia Britannica formed a strategic … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


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