[Coop]

-Oil prices down.
-Dow up ~1000 points over last month
-Companies on average meeting/beating estimates on quarterly reports.
-Military personnel returning from war to impact local economies.
-Anxiety over war removed and over terrorism lessened.
-USAir and Kmart emerge from bankruptcy.

I'd say there's a decent amount of positive news concerning the economy.

[onehipdad]

FoxNews Financial reporters absolutely giddy last night, sent me off to check my 401K - up 4.2% from Fri.

WOO-HOO!!!

[Lazamataz]

I'd say there's a decent amount of positive news concerning the economy.

According to those who Say Nay, we are still so totally xcrewed.... ;^)

[expat_panama]

Coop, you are right on the money. The economy is so much better than it was than during the 'prosperity' of the late '90's, but the lib press wants it to look bad. This press release about the Beige Book whines and moans but is short on hard numbers. The facts are that unemployment, gdp growth, deficit as a gdp-percent, stock prices, and income growth-- they’re all in good shape. The press used to check these figures before they talked about boom or bust; now the press just says if the pres is republican than it’s a depression – end of discussion.