Economy News for Fri 1 Mar 2013

[Cheryl Nelson]

Gold And Silver Approved As Legal Tender By AZ Senate

http://www.activistpost.com/2013/03/gold-and-silver-approved-as-legal.html

Wall Street Advances As Data Outweighs Budget Cuts

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-index-futures-signal-mixed-100546415.html;_ylt=AskT4oRSnZz4m9PvWBPXdoaiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTNyazRlN3NrBG1pdANGUCBUb3AgU3RvcnkgTGVmdARwa2cDMGI1OTliYzgtNWRlZC0zYmI3LWIyMGYtYzY3Y2FhMmQxZDU0BHBvcwMyBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2E3MjRmMTczLTgyZDQtMTFlMi1iYmRkLTUwOWExODhjNmU5ZQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3

Expect Relief From February Gas Prices

http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/28/news/economy/gas-prices-february/index.html?iid=SF_E_River

Jobless Claims Fall Sharply

http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/28/news/economy/unemployment-benefits/index.html?iid=SF_E_River

(Because blizzards kept people from applying?)

US Economic Growth Basically Flat

http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/28/news/economy/gdp-report/index.html?iid=SF_E_River

Construction Spending Falls In January

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/03/01/construction-spending-january/1956831/

Factory Expansion Spurs Growth As Budget Cuts Loom

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-01/ism-index-of-u-s-manufacturing-increased-to-54-2-in-february.html