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  • US guns sales soar after Barack Obama's re-election

    11/12/2012 12:35:46 PM PST · by Morgana · 18 replies
    TELEGRAPH ^ | 11.12.2012 | nick allen
    Owners of guns have been stocking up because they are concerned about a potential tightening of regulations on assault weapons in the president's second term. In October the number of background checks on people applying to buy guns, an indicator of future sales, increased by 18.4 per cent. There was a similar jump when President Obama was first elected in 2008. A total of 12.7 million background checks were carried out that year, up from 11.2 million the year before, and the number has been rising since then. Shares in weapons manufacturers like Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger also...
  • Obama leads Romney in Halloween mask polls (actually since October, Romney now leads big.....)

    10/18/2012 10:10:59 AM PDT · by rwfromkansas · 16 replies
    Niagara Gazette ^ | 10/18/12 | CNHI News Service
    MANKATO, Minn. — Professional pollsters think they’ve got their finger on the pulse of the nation's presidential preference. But with Halloween approaching, there may be another way to predict the election outcome: the popularity of Democrat President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney masks. Sales of both have been brisk at BuyFun.com. And perhaps telling, though it is not known if the masks are being purchased because of candidate preference or scariness. “Our mask sales have reflected an interesting pattern lately,” said spokeswoman Aleksandra Sobic. “Overall, Obama masks have outsold Romney masks. "However, whereas in September Obama masks were selling...
  • Electric car sales falling short of goal

    10/17/2012 10:46:31 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 39 replies
    SFGate.com ^ | 10/17/12 | Angela Greiling Keane - bloomberg
    (Excerpt) President Obama has put $5 billion in taxpayer money behind his goal of having 1 million electric cars on U.S. roads by 2015. The Republican presidential ticket says it's money wasted on "losers." Whether the technology itself is a loser or consumers are merely slow to adapt to new things, car buyers so far haven't embraced electric vehicles in numbers close to Obama's goal. Electric-vehicle sales since 2011 totaled fewer than 50,000 through September, just 5 percent of the president's target. "The reality is - that business model isn't there yet," said Brett Smith, co-director of manufacturing, engineering and...
  • Median New Home Sales Rise (for $500k-$750k Homes), All Others Fall or Remain Constant

    09/26/2012 8:17:20 AM PDT · by whitedog57 · 4 replies
    Confounded Interest ^ | 09/26/2012 | Anthony B. Sanders
    New homes sales fell from a revised print of 374,000 to 373,000 for August. This was a big miss by economists who were expecting 380,000 new home sales. Still, it remains NEAR a 2 year high. The median price of new home sales rose 11.16%. But housing’s “summer wind” is seemingly abating, as predicted. So what is behind the increase in median prices of 11.16%? A closer look reveals that houses under #399,999 are dropped in terms of median prices. It was the $500,000-$749,000 segment that increased (and has increased during 2012). So, The Fed’s pushing of Treasury and mortgage...
  • Amazon.com begins collecting California Sales Tax

    09/14/2012 7:41:00 PM PDT · by pansgold · 61 replies
    IX / XIV / MMXII | pansgold
    After years of being a member of Amazon.com, I just CLOSED MY AMAZON.COM ACCOUNT after they agreed to begin collecting sales taxes for this blood sucking state. I'll continue online shopping from OUT OF STATE VENDORS and PAY ZERO state tax and get free shipping. I get what I want and Amazon.com and Calistan LOSE!
  • Ruger is on a Roll- Company Produces One Millionth Firearm of 2012

    Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. (NYSE-RGR) is on pace to beat its own record of 1,114,700 firearms produced in one year, set in 2011. On August 15, 2012 Ruger produced its one millionth firearm of the year, a Ruger® SR1911™ pistol which will be hand-engraved by Baron Technology, Inc. and auctioned off to support the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action. “Last year, Ruger became the first commercial firearms company to produce one million firearms in one year, and we were incredibly excited and proud to reach that milestone,” said Ruger President and CEO Mike Fifer. “It took us...
  • Used Vehicle Prices Plunge Signaling End Of Auto Party

    08/08/2012 7:00:38 PM PDT · by nascarnation · 43 replies
    Zero Hedge ^ | 8/8/12 | Tyler Durden
    However, there is one index that tends to see through all the unreality much more clearly than our analysis above, that is the Used Vehicle Price index. Each time this index has dropped and broken below its two-year average, the auto industry has tended to fade rapidly.
  • Telemarketing pro / solar...funny!

    08/03/2012 10:10:12 AM PDT · by fabian · 10 replies
    YouTube ^ | 8/03/12 | fabian
    This is the second in a series of YouTubes designed specifically to help you all in being a highly effective and professional salesperson.
  • Telemarketing master! Funny....

    08/02/2012 2:00:42 PM PDT · by fabian · 17 replies
    YouTube ^ | 8/02/12 | fabian
    This is # 1 in a series of short instructional YouTubes on how to become a master salesperson. I know that many of us have chosen this field of work as the income can be quite good and it can be very enjoyable. So I am providing these as a public service to all conservatives, and yes, even you lefties who are here....to help you become all that you can be!
  • Gun Sales Rise in Colorado Since Aurora Shooting - Sipsey Street Irregulars Blog author Mike

    07/26/2012 6:53:06 PM PDT · by Nachum · 1 replies
    fox ^ | 7/26/12 | Lou Dobbs
    Sipsey Street Irregulars Blog author Mike Vanderboegh, GunTruths and Citizens of America co-founder David Codrea and FNC legal analyst Lis Wiehl on the potential impact on Second Amendment rights after the shooting in Aurora, Colorado.
  • Retail sales fizzle. Are consumers tapped out?

    07/05/2012 1:23:30 PM PDT · by Signalman · 23 replies
    CFP ^ | 7/5/2012 | Paul R. La Monica
    The annual Macy's 4th of July fireworks show in New York City provided the usual oohs and ahhs. But the pyrotechnics were quickly replaced by a dud of a June sales report from Macy's Thursday morning. Macy's (M) said that sales at stores open at least a year, the most widely watched measure of health in retailing, were up just 1.2% from a year ago. Analysts were expecting so-called same-store sales growth of 2.3% according to Briefing.com. But the tone of Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren makes the sales miss even more alarming. In a press release Thursday, Lundgren described the...
  • Pending Home Sales Unexpectedly Slide in April

    05/30/2012 7:43:30 AM PDT · by mykroar · 66 replies
    FoxBusiness.com ^ | 5/30/2012 | Reuters
    Contracts to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in April to a four-month low, undermining some of the recent optimism that the housing sector was touching bottom. The National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday its Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in April, fell 5.5 percent to 95.5, its lowest level since December. Economists polled by Reuters had expected signed contracts, which lead existing home sales by a month or two, to rise 0.1 percent after a previously reported 4.1 percent gain. The housing market has been one of the U.S. economy's weakest links as it recovers...
  • Weekly FR Boating Thread ~ Vol. 6 ~ Mar. 2, 2012 ~ Selling Your Price & Joy

    03/02/2012 1:50:57 PM PST · by ImProudToBeAnAmerican · 12 replies
    Weekly FR Boating Thread ~ Vol. 5 ~ Feb. 24, 2012 ~ Selling Your Price & Joy 41 posts last week – we’re approaching planning speed...I can guarantee you every boat will sell. We just don’t know when, and for how much... If you aren’t using your boat at least once a month (during boating season), sell it! (When you get the boating itch again, you can always buy another boat.) The best way to sell a boat is to pretend it isn't for sale - clean it, fix it, use it, and then be pleasantly surprised when it sells....
  • America on Verge of Economic Collapse Because of Obama's Cooked Reports

    02/18/2012 11:56:59 PM PST · by OneVike · 132 replies · 1+ views
    News Blaze ^ | 2/18/12 | Chuck Ness
    The Obama administration has released an economic report that claims everything is coming up roses, and it is making the rounds of the MSM's news outlets. Truth is, when you look into the numbers, it's rather easy to come to the conclusion that the economic reports are as screwy as the administration's employment numbers. In order to convince Americans that his economic measures are working, Obama is claiming there has been an increase in retail sales from December to January by a seasonally adjusted .4%. The administration goes on to explain that while the economy is moving in a positive...
  • America on Verge of Economic Collapse Because of Obama's Cooked Reports

    02/16/2012 6:28:25 PM PST · by OneVike · 70 replies
    News Blaze ^ | 2/16/12 | Chuck Ness
    The Obama administration has released an economic report that claims everything is coming up roses, and it is making the rounds of the MSM's news outlets. Truth is, when you look into the numbers, it's rather easy to come to the conclusion that the economic reports are as screwy as the administration's employment numbers. In order to convince Americans that his economic measures are working, Obama is claiming there has been an increase in retail sales from December to January by a seasonally adjusted .4%. The administration goes on to explain that while the economy is moving in a positive...
  • US new-home sales fell in Dec., finish dismal 2011 (Worst In HISTORY!)

    01/26/2012 11:12:51 AM PST · by tcrlaf · 5 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 1-26-12 | DEREK KRAVITZ
  • How Liberalism May Be Hurting Comic Book Sales

    01/06/2012 5:34:36 PM PST · by Behind Liberal Lines · 38 replies
    BleedingCool.com ^ | January 5, 2012 | by Darin Wagner
    If you are a conservative like me, you’ve been reading fewer and fewer comic books over the last 12 years. For those of you who know what I’m talking about, the weekly visit to the comic book shop has become either an exercise in irritation or a monotonous drill. You pick up a superhero comic book featuring a childhood favorite of yours, hoping to reignite some of that magic you felt way back when and you see that the opening sequence in the comic deals with an oil rig disaster. You immediately and disappointingly know what’s going to be said,...
  • 2011 Smashes Sales Record for Guns

    12/28/2011 4:34:26 AM PST · by marktwain · 10 replies
    opposingviews.com ^ | 27 December, 2011 | Mark Berman
    This was a banner year for guns -- 2011 is set to smash the record for gun sales. The record for a single year was set just last year, when the FBI reported that 14,409,616 background checks were requested. In 2011 that figure will top 16 million. FBI spokesman Steve Fischer said just 1.3% of background checks result in denial of a weapon. With a week left in December, the FBI said the monthly record has already been broken, and that was only set last month when 1,534,414 background checks were requested from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System...
  • Gun sales shoot up at Christmas

    12/22/2011 7:26:03 AM PST · by umgud · 23 replies
    KGET 17 News ^ | 12/21/11 | staff
    Flat screen TVs and laptops are always popular gifts at Christmas. But, a different kind of present is triggering people's interest this holiday season. Gun sales are up at outdoor shops around Bakersfield........... Be careful when you check those stockings by the fireplace this year because there could be a pistol inside. As shoppers crowd into stores these last few days before Christmas looking for that perfect gift, some shoppers are dropping the gift cards and grabbing a Glock. At Second Amendment Sports, sales have spiked in recent weeks. "We're up 25% from last year," said Jennifer McKenna.
  • Chevy Volt Sales Figures Inflated With Fleet Purchases (Video)

    12/20/2011 2:54:14 PM PST · by jazusamo · 28 replies
    National Legal & Policy Center ^ | December 20, 2011 | Mark Modica
    Last night on Neil Cavuto's show on Fox News Channel, NLPC Associate Fellow Mark Modica discussed disappointing sales of the Chevy Volt, and GM's apparent goosing of sales figures through fleet sales. VIDEO 3:25 minutes