Go Deal Go

Young Chevrolet Co. and Go Deal Go have partnered up to offer HUGE SAVINGS on your vehicles maintenance.

$18.00 for a FULL SERVICE OIL CHANGE!

Go Deal Go is a local service that provides great local deals right in your email. They email you once a Day “The Deal of the Day” which is at least a 50% discount. All of their deals are brought to you by local businesses that allow you to take advantage of their “Daily Deal.”

Go to Go Deal Go to sign up!

On Wednesday June 9th we will be offering a 50% discount on our Full Service Oil Change! The deals only last one day so hurry and sign up to take advantage of these great savings!

Wow, Enjoy the Great News Rising and Growing Everywhere!

Back in July 2009, Intel asserted that the young recovery of 2009 would be anything but lackluster.


On Tuesday, the leaders of the chip giant re-asserted their claims for 2010 and beyond. Paul Otellini, Intel's CEO, told analysts that its earnings per share and revenue should grow at an average annual rate in the "low double-digits" over the next few years. "We are on top of a growth engine," Mr. Otellini said. You may remember that last year -- in the face of a global financial crisis -- Intel chose to spend $7B in new U.S R&D facilities, while competition retrenched in the face of credit woes. Intel can now exploit those technological advantages and continue to deliver new products with much higher performance and lower power consumption. Otellini stated that those advances now drive the company's products into a plethora of new devices such as cellphones, digital TVs, car electronics, cameras, and other consumer electronics.

"Intel has a unique set of attributes that no one can replicate," Mr. Otellini said. "This stuff gets harder to do and we are going to get better at it." For Intel, it looks like 2010 (and perhaps 2011) will also be anything but lackluster. (Great news everywhere, just let me share it with you and listen and share)



(Reuters) – U.S. hirings touched their highest level in 15 months in March, while job openings also rose, according to a government report on Tuesday that confirmed a recovery in the labor market was gaining traction. (Traction gaining everywhere....even jobs)



DETROIT -- General Motors Co. says it rode cost cuts and strong sales of new models to an $865 million first-quarter net profit, boosting its plans to go public as soon as this year.

The automaker said its operating profit from January through March was $1.2 billion. GM was able to match the industry's 16 percent U.S. sales gain in the first quarter of this year while selling Saab and winding down Hummer, Saturn and Pontiac.

The figures reinforce the projections of CEO Ed Whitacre, who said last month the quarter would show "solid operating results" and pave the way to a possible initial public stock offering late in 2010.



Just in case you missed the above Great news, here ya go....





DETROIT -- General Motors Co. says it rode cost cuts and strong sales of new models to an $865 million first-quarter net profit, boosting its plans to go public as soon as this year.

The automaker said its operating profit from January through March was $1.2 billion. GM was able to match the industry's 16 percent U.S. sales gain in the first quarter of this year while selling Saab and winding down Hummer, Saturn and Pontiac.

The figures reinforce the projections of CEO Ed Whitacre, who said last month the quarter would show "solid operating results" and pave the way to a possible initial public stock offering late in 2010.





The Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) at the David Eccles School of Business reports that the number of single-family home permits issued in Utah for the first-quarter is up 110 percent over the first quarter of 2009. In the first quarter of 2010, the State of Utah has issued 1,522 new home building permits. "The first quarter data show strong improvement in the home building sector,” said Jim Wood, director of BEBR. (oh ya.....+++news)



(Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose and industrial production powered ahead in April, further evidence the economic recovery was strengthening and broadening out.



In April, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent compared to the national increase of 0.2 percent, as reflected in the Zions Bank and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Indices reported today. The Wasatch Front CPI has increased by 1.2 percent since the beginning of the year, slightly above the national CPI's rate of 0.9 percent over the same period. "We are seeing a little spring in the economy," said Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher on May 13, "We are in a period of recovery"

(Reuters) – Producer prices eased in April and costs excluding food and energy remained contained, suggesting inflation is not a near-term concern for officials at the Federal Reserve. Retail sales in the U.S. climbed more than forecast in April, indicating the economic recovery is gaining momentum int the second quarter of 2010. Sales increased 0.4 percent in April. Last week's Commerce Department report also upped the measure for March to a 2.1 percent gain -- larger than previously estimated. Production rose 0.8 percent, the most in three months, the Federal Reserve said. Another report showed consumer sentiment improved in May following four straight months of payroll gains, suggesting Americans will keep shopping to help sustain the expansion of the world’s largest economy. “We’re seeing a broadening of the recovery,” said Brian Bethune, chief U.S. financial economist at IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Massachusetts, who correctly forecast the gain in industrial production. “Consumers are still engaged. There is some pent-up demand out there.”

Well, I thought I had better get all this good news out because I have been out of town for a couple days and I know what the news mongers do to the messing up of the human mind so I hope you enjoyed all the great news growing, surging and flourishing all around us. Smile, share and repeat.

Have a great joyful day,


Spencer sr.



Rut Row.....Again and again: Can they not stay out of the news....shesh:

TOKYO (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to recall 11,500 Lexus LS sedans worldwide for problems related to steering. The company plans to recall 7,000 vehicles overseas, including 3,800 in the U.S., and 4,500 units in Japan, said Mieko Iwasaki, a spokeswoman for the carmaker. The cars were sold in the United States, Europe and China and in Japan. In Japan, customers have complained about wheels not returning to original positions fast enough after making turns, Iwasaki said. The problem is both mechanical and software- related, she said. Toyota said it is preparing to issue the U.S. recall on Friday for four LS models: the LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 600h, and LS 600h L. Separately, Toyota said last month it will recall the Lexus GX 460 sport-utility vehicle that Consumer Reports magazine rated a “safety risk” because the model can roll over in certain driving conditions.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor Corp. has paid a $16.4 million fine to settle allegations by U.S. regulators the company was too slow to recall vehicles with defective accelerator pedals.

The civil penalty payment, the maximum allowed under auto safety regulations, came two days before Toyota's U.S. sales chief, Jim Lentz, was expected to appear before a congressional committee investigating Toyota recalls.







Guess who is the First Auto Company to Default on workers pensions?

Toyota to hand off pension bill to U.S.



BY GREG GARDNER

FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER



Toyota is leaving a $131-million pension shortfall to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. as it closes the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant in Fremont , Calif. , April 1, said Sergio Santos, president of UAW Local 2244.

But the PBGC, a federal corporation charged with protecting pension benefits of 44 million Americans, wants to discuss ways Toyota can reduce the gap.



The agency has taken legal action to gain control of the NUMMI pension plan. PBGC spokesman Gary Pastorius said the agency wants to talk to Toyota about alternatives to a takeover, "but it just hasn't happened yet. We still have questions."

NUMMI said it had met its obligations regarding the plan when the PBGC began court action, according to a memo issued by Tracy Wakefield, a human resources manager.



Santos said NUMMI and Toyota imposed a "gag order that I believe violates our First Amendment rights," preventing workers from commenting on the plant closure.

NUMMI spokesman Lance Tomasu said the union voluntarily pledged not to denigrate NUMMI or Toyota as part of the shutdown agreement.



"For the world's most profitable automaker to walk away from a pension covering people who, in some cases, worked for more than a quarter of a century doesn't look good," Shaiken said. "Especially in the wake of Toyota 's recent recalls."

Wonderful News Everywhere!

Don't buy into all the crap that the news media mongers continue to spew, there is great news everywhere in every sector. Take a read and tell me if you don't feel the same lift.

Jobs: Payrolls surged with an unexpectedly strong 290,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported on Friday, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent. “This is unambiguously a strong report for growth implications,” James O’Sullivan, chief economist atMF Global, said. “It adds to the evidence that the pickup in growth is leading to a clear-cut pickup in employment. It is very clear there has been a bounce here, and momentum has been up.” (uh, yep +++ this sectors is up.)

(Reuters) – A gauge of online demand for labor in the United States rose in April for a third straight month and posted its largest year-on-year percentage gain since July 2007, a private research group said on Thursday. (yeehaw!)

How about the retail sector: Texas-based department store operator JCPenney declared a quarterly dividend and tendered a debt offering in its first quarter. Earnings for that period are expected to have more than doubled from a year ago to $0.24 per share. Revenue for the three months that ended in April, however, is expected to have inched up 1.4% in the past year to $3.9 billion. And analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings and revenue growth in the second quarter. JCPenney's per-share earnings have come in within pennies of consensus estimates in the past five quarters, beating by two cents in the fourth quarter.

Analysts are looking for Nordstrom to report that its first-quarter earnings came to $0.55 per share, up 43.6% from a year ago. During the three months that ended in April, this Seattle-based retailer saw strong sales and announced a partnership with Briggs & Riley, and revenue for the period is expected to be up 14.9% to $1.9 billion.

Philadelphia-based Urban Outfitters is also expect to report strong earnings growth this week. In the three months that ended in April, this specialty retailer saw leadership changes and became part of the S&P 500. Analysts expect the company to report that first-quarter earnings came in at $0.30 per share, which is 40.0% higher than a year ago. Revenue for the period is expected to total $472.9 million, up 22.9%. Analysts so far expect to see sequential and year-over-year growth of earnings and revenue in the second quarter. Not only have earnings grown in each of the past four quarters, but they topped analysts' expectations as well.

In the three months that ended in April, Kohls saw strong sales and a new board member. Analysts expect this discount department store operator to report that first-quarter earnings rose to $0.60 per share from $0.45 per share in the same period of last year. Its revenue for the quarter is expected to be 9.2% higher, or $3.9 billion. And the consensus forecast is for sequential and year-over-year EPS and revenue growth in the second quarter as well. Kohls earnings have beat consensus estimates in recent quarters by pennies per share.

Analysts anticipate that New York-based Macy's, which declared a quarterly dividend and expanded its brand offerings in the period, will report that its per-share earnings swung from a year-ago loss of $0.16 to a profit of a penny per share for the three months that ended in April. That's basically in line with previously released guidance. Revenue is expected to have risen 5.6% to $5.5 billion during its first quarter. And analysts expect sequential and year-over-year earnings growth in the second quarter. Earnings have been on the rise for three quarters, easily topping estimates in the fourth quarter.

Other companies expected to post earnings growth this week include Cisco Systems, Priceline.com, Walt Disney and Whole Foods Market. Analysts anticipate that Electronic Arts, Imperial Sugar, NVIDIA and Tyson Foods will have swung to profits from year ago losses, while MBIA, Sony and Others are expected to report narrower losses.

(Wow, do you need more evidence that things are heating up everywhere. Believe baby Believe.....it is true.)

More on Jobs:The U.S. added 290,000 jobs in April, the biggest increase since March 2006, with broad gains throughout the economy. Most of the net new jobs came from the private sector -- excluding temporary Census workers -- non-farm jobs rose by 224,000, the Labor Department said on Friday. In addition, payroll data for the prior two months was revised to show that 121,000 additional jobs were created than initially reported. The Labor Department said 230,000 jobs were created in March, instead of the original figure of 162,000, and the February measure was revised from a loss of 14,000 to a gain of 39,000. As we speculated back in November 2009, net jobs growth began around Christmas and hiring has now netted new jobs in the first four months of the year. The additions reverse nearly two straight years of net job losses.

The string of employment growth represents the best four-month performance for jobs increases in 10 years. The return to jobs growth following a recession is perhaps one of the swiftest on record in the U.S.

Many naysayers scoffed at our linear trending charts claiming that a return to substantial jobs additions by spring 2010 was too optimistic. The reality is that the positive trend toward strong jobs creation continues -- with summer projections for U.S. labor market improvement firmer than ever.

(Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday reported its largest quarterly profit since 2007, helped by an improving economy, investment and derivative gains, and the takeover of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Read the full story

Creation of more Jobs: The beleaguered manufacturing sector got a shot in the arm this week from the CEO of the world's leading industrial company. In an interview Thursday, General Electric's (GE) Jeffrey Immelt said his company would be investing in manufacturing in its leading markets, including the U.S. Speaking to Norman Pearlstine, chairman of Bloomberg Businessweek, at the 92nd Street Y in New York, Immelt said that because "the marketing of your company is really embedded in jobs today in the U.S., in China, every place else, what that means is your production and your investment is going to be aligned with where your markets are ... The U.S. is still a big market for us, we're going to put more jobs here." Although he said the company had moved its appliance manufacturing in the past twenty years to China and Mexico, "at my level, if we make more money on a refrigerator made in Mexico, I can't find it."

Good Markets Means Good Jobs

"So the next generation of those products are going to be made in the U.S.," Immelt said, adding that "places that don't have good markets but might have low costs are going to lose jobs, places that have substantial markets are going to get jobs. I just think the way we look at it is we are probably going to put more manufacturing jobs in the U.S., both to be an exporter, but also to support some of the local production." (oh ya.....now that is what I'm talking bout. Get off the couch and share the great news.........all sectors on the rise, jobs on the rise, money flowing via retail and consumer confidence on the incline.........smile baby.)

Quotes for the day:

"Your big opportunity might be right where you are now." -Napoleon Hill

"The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. it is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone." -Orison Swett Marden

Have a great start to the week:

sy sr.

Look At All the Great News & Spread the Smiles!

Auto Sales for April and April 2010 YTD

GM 183,614 659,475

Ford 167,283 608,991

Toyota 157,439 543,125

Honda 113,697 370,109

Chrysler 95,703 329,918

Did you notice who is still on top? uh....... ya, they are building cars Americans want to buy. Oh and 3 in the Top 5 are American, yeeewho.

Overall U.S. sales rose 20 percent in April to 982,302 light vehicles, a gain of 162,610 over the same period a year ago. For the first four months, sales gained 17 percent to 3.53 million units. Sales have advanced every month this year; March's 24 percent gain was the only one stronger than April's. The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate in April was 11.5 million light vehicles, below March's SAAR of 11.7 million and December 2009's 11.9 million. But it was the fourth-highest in the past 20 months, dating back to September 2008. Sales at General Motors Co. increased 7 percent. While its four surviving brands Chevy, Buick, GMC and Cadillac gained 20 percent.

• Combined Retail Sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Increase 33 percent

• Seventh Consecutive Month of Combined Sales Gains for GM’s Four Brands

• Calendar-Year-to-Date Sales for GM’s Four Brands are up 31 Percent

If you want to get your heart pumping about and American Brand.....watch this video. No wonder why GM is kicking butt in China..............Americans need to pay attention to the phenominal ability, quality and precision of a GM car. Watch it........you will be pumped.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SbuDRA4zNbw

(Reuters) – Pending sales of previously owned homes hit a five-month high in March as buyers rushed to sign contracts before a tax credit expired, while a jump in factory orders underscored manufacturing strength.

DETROIT – A combined retail sales increase of 33 percent for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac propelled total sales for GM’s four brands in the U.S. to 183,091 during the month. This represents a 20-percent increase from a year ago. For the calendar year-to-date, combined total sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac are up 31 percent.

Buick sales rose 36 percent for the month to 12,181 – the seventh consecutive month of double digit year-over-year sales increases. Retail sales for Buick rose 42 percent during April. Buick LaCrosse had its best retail month since 2005, with an increase of 237 percent for the month.  Year-to-date sales of the LaCrosse have increased 154 percent, with 42 percent of sales coming from consumers who replaced a non-GM vehicle.

In another sign of progress, Chrysler Group's 25 percent sales gain in April was the biggest since the automaker posted a 27 percent advance in July 2005.

(Now is all this positive news swelling in your bosom? It should be)

GMAC Financial Services, benefiting from improved U.S. auto sales, said today it posted a profit of $162 million during the first quarter and told analysts that it will change its corporate name to Ally Financial Inc.

JOBS: A year after the economy hit bottom, Americans may still be worried about jobs, but the trend is finally reversing as companies are starting to hire again. While fundamental shifts in employment are undeniable, most hopeful is the March report showing employers added 162,000 jobs, the most in three years. (The final straw in the big V, it is on the rise)

Big Steel is finally turning around -- a big surprise to most people on Wall Street. And some investors and avid followers of U.S. Steel (X) are taking note and buying shares of the world's fifth-largest steelmaker.

The budding economic recovery has already done wonders not only for U.S. Steel but for the entire industry. A number of key markets have perked up, most notably autos, appliances and heavy industrial equipment. That means orders have started piling in at U.S. Steel. (Yehaw another US company on the rise. smiles)

Perhaps the most favorable nugget of data was stronger performance by the consumer.  Consumer spending—70% of the American economy—rose at a 3.6% real annual rate, the strongest performance in three years. Such spending rose at a modest 1.6% real annual rate during 2009’s final Quarter. Spending by businesses on equipment and software rose at a solid 13.4% annual pace.

Quote for the day:

"Luck is a tag given by the mediocre to account for the accomplishments of genius. -- Robert Heinlein in "The Puppet Masters"

Have a great day and make sure you spread positive news............it is all around.

sy sr.

Rut Row:

More Japanese auto manufacturer problems: (Reuters) -- Nissan Motor Co. recalled Infiniti G35 sedans and coupes because of faulty airbags that may not deploy during a crash, U.S. regulators said.

GOOD MORNING...GOOD NEWS

The steady economic recovery is continuing according to the Conference Board economic indicators released on Monday. The index of leading economic indicators beat even the most optimistic forecasts and rose 1.4% in March. Following upward revisions for Jan and Feb, the surprise surge in March now completes 12 consecutive gains for the index.

The coincident index, which measures the current economic conditions, also rose 0.1% in March. Of the four indicators in the coincident index, the largest positive contribution came from nonfarm payrolls. You'll recall that for March, the Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy netted 162,000 jobs -- the largest seasonally adjusted increase in three years.

Ataman Ozyildirim, an economist with The Conference Board, highlighted the positive jobs metric: "Payroll employment made its first substantial contribution to the coincident economic index, suggesting a recovery that is beginning to gain traction." While recovery skeptics remain, it will be difficult for the economic naysayers to find any negative news should the labor market continue its positive momentum toward significant net new jobs in 2010. (Sounds like all Great News)

Manufacturing Growth in Philly and NY Accelerating

Reports out this week confirmed that manufacturing growth in both Philadelphia and New York regions is accelerating.

Activity is accelerating sharply in the New York region as the Empire State manufacturing index jumped 9 points to 31.86. The report confirmed strong month-to-month growth for April. The positive activity is broad-based and across all manufacturing factors including: new orders, shipments, inventories, jobs, delivery times, and input prices.

Manufacturing activity is also accelerating in the Philadelphia region. According to the Philadelphia Fed index the 20.2 reading signals an increasing rate of month-to-month growth in April. The report is slightly less robust than than the NY report but is still very positive. New orders (which are obviously key to business activity) rose more than 4-1/2 points to 13.9 signaling a significant month-to-month acceleration. The region also continues to add payrolls... further evidence that the U.S economy is well on the way to netting over 4,000,000 jobs by year end.

(Looks very encouraging and positive...........economy is climbing daily.)

How about this for the first quarter of the year.

GM 479,000 unit retail sales

Ford 442,000 unit retail sales

Toyota 386,000 unit retail sales

1st.......America is still on top and selling cars people want to buy. Yehaw. That is after GM shut down 3 brands.

When Apple's earnings report comes out Tuesday, it's virtually sure to beat its target - mainly because Apple always low-balls its forecasts. There's no question Apple's business has never been stronger.

NEW YORK -Coca-Cola Co.'s first-quarter profit climbed 19 percent as the world's largest drink maker continued to see rapid growth.

Goldman Sachs said Tuesday that thanks to its trading and investing prowess, its first-quarter profit doubled to $3.5 billion, easily beating analysts' expectations.

There is good news everywhere.....plus the DJIA continues its march upward.

Rut Row:

Washington (Bloomberg) Toyota Motor Corp. today agreed to pay a record $16.4 million U.S. fine for failing to promptly report flaws with vehicle accelerator pedals as it denied breaking safety rules. The company, which recalled more than 8 million vehicles worldwide for defects that may cause unintended acceleration, is paying the fine to avoid “a protracted dispute and possible litigation,” according to a Toyota statement. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the company's settlement showed it was acknowledging its failings. “I am pleased that Toyota has accepted responsibility for violating its legal obligations to report any defects promptly,” LaHood said in an e-mailed statement. “By failing to report known safety problems as it is required to do under the law, Toyota put consumers at risk.” (Finally some justice to wronged Americans)

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will recall the Lexus SUV that Consumer Reports magazine rated a “safety risk.” About 9,400 vehicles will be included in the recall of the 2010 Lexus GX 460, Toyota said in a statement. (huh, still at it I see)

Quote for the day:

"Wake up with a smile and go after life...Live it, enjoy it, tast it, smell it, feel it." -Joe Knapp

"Think enthusiastically about everything; but especially about your job. If you do so, you'll put a touch of glory in your life. If you love your job with enthusiasm, you'll shake it to pieces." -Norman Vincent Peale

Have a great day and share all the good stuff that is happening around everywhere. Yehaw another day to enjoy.

sy

GOOD NEWS!

Lots of Great stuff: Now go and smile with everyone.


General Motors, business is much more robust in China, where GM says sales are so hot, it's on track to sell more than 3 million vehicles there in 2015. The resurgent company, will add new fuel-efficient models to its China mix to push sales above the 3 million mark, it said Monday. The Detroit-based manufacturer and its partners are already on pace to sell more than 2 million cars this year -- four years earlier than expected, GM said. Last year, it sold 1.83 million cars in the communist nation. By contrast, GM sales in the U.S. totaled 2.08 million in 2009. To achieve 3 million-plus sales, GM says it plans to introduce 25 new or reconfigured models in China by 2012, and will add more hybrids, and electric and plug-in vehicles during the next five years to raise fuel efficiency. So far this year, China has been GM's biggest sales market, outperforming U.S. sales for three straight months. Sales there in March rocketed up 68%, to more than 230,000. In the U.S. market, GM rang up sales of 188,546 in last month, some 18% fewer than China. (Oh ya, GM smoking the competition around the world)

DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. expects to report "solid" operating results for the first quarter, which will show progress toward its goal of returning to profitability in 2010, CEO Ed Whitacre said.

A potential profit this year would end a five-year streak of losses and mark a turnaround for the U.S. automaker. Whitacre, who replaced Fritz Henderson as CEO in December, has aimed to move faster to jump-start sales and launch an initial public offering that would allow the U.S. government to reduce its majority stake in GM. "In January, I said we could earn a profit in 2010, if everything falls into place," Whitacre said in a memo to staff, which was obtained by Reuters. "Our first quarter financial results will show us an important milestone, and I'm pleased to say that I anticipate solid operating results when we report our first quarter financials in May," he said. The automaker has said it will report its first-quarter results in mid-May. (Big things coming for GM, ya baby)

Two weeks ago today, Nike (NKE) reported a strong quarter ended February 28, 2010 with future orders up 6% excluding currency effects and revenues up 6.6%. That breaks a string of four straight quarters of negative numbers in both categories. Last Monday, jeweler Tiffany’s (TIF) also reported notable top line growth. U.S. same store sales increased 11% and overall revenues 17% in the quarter ended January 31, 2010. That broke a five quarter string of negative numbers in both categories. Last Tuesday, restaurant operator Darden (DRI), owner of The Olive Tree and Red Lobster, reported the first positive same store sales quarter (+0.5%) since the quarter ended May 31, 2008. Finally, last Thursday Best Buy’s (BBY) fiscal 4th quarter showed the same thing. U.S. same store sales were up 7.4%. That implies that same store sales were up 1.3% from the peak quarter ended February 28, 2007. Operating and net income were the best for any quarter in the last four years for which I have inputted data. Nike is the leading shoe and athletics apparel company in the world with almost $20 billion in sales over the last 12 months. Tiffany’s operates 91 stores in the Americas and 220 worldwide. Darden operates almost 1800 restaurants in the U.S. including 704 Olive Gardens and 664 Red Lobsters. Best Buy operates almost 1100 stores in the United States. Combined, these businesses cover a broad swath of U.S. consumer discretionary spending. What their numbers conclusively show is a substantial pickup in discretionary spending by American consumers in the 1st quarter of 2010. (Come on Get on board Big things are cooking everywhere....Positive baby)

Impressive Buick lineup is a winner General Motors Co. may have decided to keep Buick because of its success in China, but the brand has earned its strong recovery in the United States with a renewed lineup and stylish vehicles.

Here is one economist predictions........and they sound positive to me;

Global growth to normalize at around 4% GDP, mainly driven by growth in emerging markets,

Equity markets to rise another 10%-20% in coming months due to increased corporate profitability and operating leverage

Short-term rates to remain low for another few months but to rise strongly later in the year

Inflation to remain low but to rise more significantly in 2011

Soft commodities to move sharply higher with upside potential of 30%+ in 2010

Gold to consolidate after strong upward move, trading in narrow range in Q1/2010

Gold to continue upward trend in second half of 2010

U.S. dollar to move lower, despite temporary upward bounces

Lots of positive everywhere eh?

Rut row: continues....

Consumer Reports warns against buying Lexus GX SUV ...In a fresh blow to Toyota Motor Corp.'s reputation, the influential magazine Consumer Reports says the 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV may be unsafe and is advising car shoppers not to buy it. - 10:22 am

Miami -- Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows.

WASHINGTON -- Over the years, Toyota has settled a lot of product liability lawsuits, in part so it wouldn't have to produce proprietary internal documents to the plaintiffs. Toyota's critics -- including a former Toyota lawyer and a high-powered congressman -- say the automaker went beyond that routine legal strategy and illegally withheld documents that it was required to produce.

The ex-Toyota lawyer, Dimitrios Biller, who himself is suing the company in connection with his 2007 departure, contends that Toyota has managed to avoid paying much larger awards by withholding data from what are known inside the company as the "Books of Knowledge." The Books are a collection of sensitive electronic records about internal vehicle design, testing and performance, he says.

Toyota acknowledges that it hasn't given information from the Books to plaintiffs who have sued the company after crashes. But Toyota also says it either wasn't required to turn over such information or wasn't asked for it. Biller has won a powerful supporter in Rep. Ed Towns, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Towns says Biller's internal e-mails subpoenaed by the panel show that Toyota illegally withheld the Books in a number of lawsuits over the years.

Towns would like to have courts reopen all cases in which the Books should have been produced.

Towns' committee -- one of two House panels to hold public hearings this year on Toyota safety -- is studying the automaker's record on unintended acceleration, not rollovers. But he says the way Toyota handled documents in rollover cases may reflect on its credibility.



Quotes for the day:

"If you think you're to small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room." -Dame Anita Roddick.



"One of the marks of successful people is that they are action-oriented. One of the marks of average people is that they are talk-oriented.: -Brian Tracy



"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do." -Henry Ford.



Everyone.........have a wonderful positive productive day,


sy

Our New Commercial!