Weekly Good News Wrapup

• Consumers Still Giving the Buy Sign

  We are continuing to watch retail sales and consumer confidence closely.  Both continue to indicate that consumers are spending again.

• Recession-Proof Jobs

  Despite the news of job losses and unemployment numbers, there is indeed strong employment opportunity in selected parts of this economy. 
  

• Market Good News Upstages Bernanke, Geithner, and Obama

  Durable goods orders in February shocked economists (and the markets) by showing sharply better numbers than anyone had expected.
  

• Monster Employment Index Up

  The Monster index bounced up in Feb for the first time since last October.
  

• Expert Reactions to Geithner Plan: Net Positive

  You may have heard that not all economists agree on the efficacy of the plan. But there were surprisingly many positive comments on the the government's new roadmap.
  

• How Toxic Assets Turn To Gold

  Today's "toxic assets" are tomorrow's "hot buys."