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- Boxing Day Bonanza
- The Good News Economist submits: The early reports are in from around the world. It appears as though this is going to be the "busiest Boxing Day sale in living memory." Today, December 26, 2008, may live on in the annals of history as the "Boxing Day Bonanza of...
- External links 2008-12-28
- U.S. Manufacturing Grows for Second Consecutive Month in June
- The Good News Economist submits: Wednesday the Institute for Supply Managment published its manufacturing report for June 2009. It's overall index (PMI) bumped up for the sixth straight month and stood at 44.8%. The reading suggests, "the overall economy grew for the second consecutive month" in June. The reading...
- External links 2009-07-02
- More Silver Lining in Alcoa's Earnings
- The Good News Economist submits: You may recall that the first two weeks of Q1 2009's earnings season had the perma-bears calling for earnings disasters in the Q1 results. Much of the media piled on proclaiming that a "sucker rally" was in progress. We are still waiting on that...
- External links 2009-07-09
- Initial Claims at Lowest Rate Since January as Auto Plants Restart
- The Good News Economist submits: The rate of new claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level since January, and a close look at the pattern of layoffs in the automotive industry provided additional good news for auto workers. The government said that initial claims fell by 52,000...
- External links 2009-07-10
- TARP Warrants: Good News for Taxpayers?
- The Good News Economist submits: On Friday it was announced that State Street Corp. STT became the first of 10 large banks to repurchase warrants held by the US Treasury. The warrants were put in place to assure that taxpayers are rewarded for their collective TARP loan to banks...
- External links 2009-07-12
- Lackluster Recovery? Not According to Intel
- The Good News Economist submits: Many economists have claimed that as recovery begins in the current economic cycle that the rebound will be lifeless. However several economists andindices argue that many times deeper than average recessions are followed by a significant economic rebounds. by The Good News Economist
- External links 2009-07-15
- Taxpayers Earn 23% Return on Goldman TARP Investment
- The Good News Economist submits: Federal taxpayers received a 23% annualized return on their investment in Goldman Sachs GS. On Wednesday Goldman announced that calculation by combining the interest it paid before repaying the Treasury’s $10 billion principal loan with the warrant buyback payments it made this week. Goldman...
- External links 2009-07-23
- Clunkermania: Obama's Cars Act Off to a Good Start
- The Good News Economist submits: In June, President Obama signed the Cars Act. It makes $1 billion available for Americans that trade their fuel inefficient vehicles for brand new, greener ones.Some dealerships have accepted cars in the program since July 1. However, most dealers were waiting for Friday in...
- External links 2009-07-26
- New Home Sales Jump as Supply Plummets; Prices Bounce Higher
- The Good News Economist submits: New home sales added to our run of good news in the housing market on Monday. Sales jumped 11.0 percent in June to an annual rate of 384,000 and the highest rate this year -- well above any economists' estimates. In fact the month-to-month...
- External links 2009-07-28
- Pending Home Sales: Longest String of Monthly Gains in Six years
- The Good News Economist submits: On Tuesday, the National Association of Realtors announced that the pending home sales index for June jumped 3.6 percent. The gain is the fifth such monthly gain in a row and represents the longest string of surges in six years! Year-over-year comparisons also now...
- External links 2009-08-05
- Another Dozen Housing Markets Improve
- The Good News Economist submits: Back in June we pointed out a dozen housing markets that were showing pricing improvement. This week revealed a dozen more. A jump in the national S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index further clarifies that the price drops of the past few years are now...
- External links 2009-08-28
- Second Half Growth: Coming on Strong
- The Good News Economist submits: Back in mid-July, Intel INTC gave us the first glimpses of a stronger than expected Q3. They made it clear then that Q3 growth would be anything but lackluster. On Friday they underscored that assertion by further raising their Q3 outlook. Now it's likely...
- External links 2009-08-30
- Clunkermania: Top Good News Economic Story of the Year
- The Good News Economist submits: This week marked the end of the Cash for Clunkers program. Many have called it one of the best economic stimulus programs ever implemented. Of course the White House has called it "Wildly Successful." "This is one of the best economic news stories we’ve...
- External links 2009-08-30
- U.S. Economic Growth Rate Now Likely Near 3.7% Annually
- The Good News Economist submits: We've continued to point to the ISM Manufacturing Index as a superb indicator of what is occurring in the overall US economy. In addition to reporting the manufacturing sector conditions, the ISM's PMI index has an impressive track record in GDP growth correlation. A...
- External links 2009-09-02
- Newton's Third Law: DJIA Poised for Epic Rise?
- The Good News Economist submits: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." Newton's statement implies that in every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting systems. The size of the forces on the first system equals the size of...
- External links 2009-09-15
- Bloggers Post an Abundance of Good Economic News
- The Good News Economist submits: Three of our favorite blogs are: Positive Economic News, Carpe Diem, and Calafia Beach Pundit. Each posted an overabundance of great economic news last week: From Positive Economic News:----------------------------1. Toyota TM raised its world 2009/10 sales forecast by 3 percent citing a recovery...
- External links 2009-09-28
- Q3 Earnings Season Underscores Rebound
- The Good News Economist submits: While skeptics remain, Q3 earnings season kicked off on Wednesday with almost all those announcing earnings surprising to the upside. Alcoa AA, the firm which much earlier in the year pegged the global turnaround, swung to a profit in Q3. "We do clearly see...
- External links 2009-10-08
- Kansas City Fed: Regional Factory Production Now Net Positive
- The Good News Economist submits: For the first time in 10 months the Tenth Federal Reserve District is reporting factory production that is now net positive. The Tenth Federal Reserve District encompasses Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, northern New Mexico, and western Missouri. The Kansas City Fed released its...
- External links 2009-06-28
- Good Auto News: Chrysler Restarts Production, Ford Confirms Profit Plans
- The Good News Economist submits: As the 2009 recovery gets underway, Chrysler and Ford F may be leading renewed optimism for US automakers. About a week after emerging from bankruptcy protection and finalizing a deal with the Fiat Group, Chrysler confirmed on Wednesday that the company plans...
- External links 2009-06-18
- Intel Beats, Heads Higher
- The Good News Economist submits: The headlines were already written before Intel INTC announced its numbers. And you know the drill by now... gotta beat that gloom and doom drum. But surprise. Intel beat its numbers. And all the focus was on negative headlines. Yahoo picked up...
- External links 2009-01-16
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