Economy News for Tues 26 Oct 2010

[Cheryl Nelson]

Stocks Eke Out Gains On Mixed Earnings http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Stocks-eke-out-gains-on-mixed-apf-2324668434.html?x=0 Consumer Confidence Rises Only Slightly In October http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Consumer-confidence-rises-apf-2320338748.html?x=0 Steel Industry's Outlook Gloomer On Slower Growth http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Steel-industrys-outlook-apf-2560371507.html?x=0 Foreclosures Push Home Prices Down In Many Cities http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Foreclosures-push-home-prices-apf-4130969190.html?x=0 Unemployed - Underemployed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuiOcuEz9M8&feature=player_embedded National 17.5%, California 22% Global Food Crisis Forecast As Prices Reach Record Highs http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/25/impending-global-food-crisis Gold Continues To Outshine The Field http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article23765.html With Foreclosure Crisis, Banks Undermine Faith In Markets http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/25/news/economy/foreclosures_big_banks.fortune/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote Crooks Stealing Consumable Goods: Beer & Food http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=13384771 A sign of things to come..."A crime alert in Chesterfield [VA], where robbers want your food and beer -- and will use violence to get them. Right now police are handling 16 investigations in which crooks snatched edible goods from homes, cars and people on the street." California Is Broke: 19 Reasons Why It May Be A Good Time To Leave http://www.businessinsider.com/reasons-to-leave-california-2010-10 "The unemployed in California is equivalent to the populations of Nevada, New Hampshire, and Vermont."