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Originally Posted by Nilson
3% growth is very nice, taking into consideration the current economy.
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unemployment rate is at a 16-year low of 4.2 percent.
wages are up 2.9 percent
The median home sales price rose more than 5 percent from last year.
700,000 people got hired in the retail sector during the past year.
Manufacturing activity is at a 13-year high
a record 6.2 million open jobs in America
All time records for stock market, DOW at record highs, S&P 500 just posted a record sixth straight record close
Records in semi truck sales
Rail traffic at record highs
Airlines flying a record number of people,
Even cars are rebounding, GM up 12% Ford Up 9%
All this AND billions being sucked up by natural disasters.
I guess Cleveland needs to be hit by a hurricane if the Browns ever want to win a SuperBowl or the Indians a World Series.
Now the BROWNS, that's some real BAD news.
But the "current economny" offers unprecedented opportunity to those who have the desire, and the focused activity to take advantage of it.
GordonJ