 Economic data released in the past six weeks suggest that the U.S. economic growth was moderately strong at the beginning of the third quarter. A large upward revision to second-quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) coupled with several reports on July economic activity implied that the economy started the third quarter with a good deal of momentum. As a result, the U.S. economy seems strong enough to sustain an economic expansion despite drags from recent Chinese economic developments, softness in global economic growth and year-to-date strength in the dollar. Read more... | 
Welcome to autumn! Hopefully, you have had your first pumpkin-flavored something to get you in the mood especially if the weather hasn't quite caught up with the calendar. Mine was a pumpkin pie shake from Sonic and later in the week a pumpkin Blizzard at Dairy Queen. I'm looking forward to some sort of pumpkin thing at Starbucks this weekend. 
Did you know when you open that birthday card and it starts singing to you, the music chip contains more computing power than the entire Allied forces in World War II? If you want to have some fun, check out the infographic created by investment advisor/manager Barry Ritholtz on computer power then and now. It shows how fast the gadgets and gizmos that we use are evolving. 