The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.9 percent in October to 117.4, following  increases of 0.1 percent in September and 0.3 percent in August (see chart above). Says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference Board: … read more >

Of the world’s top 12 busiest container seaports in 2010, 7 are in China and 10 of the top 12 are in Asia.   Update: Josh Barro counts 11 countries in Asia, if you include the UAE.  In that case I … read more >

HT: Mike W.

Washington — “Two dozen “patriotic millionaires” traveled to the Capitol on Wednesday to demand that Congress raise taxes on wealthy Americans. The Daily Caller attended their press conference with an iPad, which displayed the Treasury Department’s donation page, to find … read more >

On Wednesday night’s Kudlow Report, Rep. Spencer Bachus responded to charges of insider trading made by Peter Schweizer in his new book: Peter Schweizer responded to Rep. Bachus last night on the Kudlow Report:

From PC Mag, the annual list of the 25 worst passwords is out, based on actual compromises.  Here’s the Top Ten worst passwords for 2011: 1. password  2. 123456  3. 12345678  4. qwerty  5. abc123  6. monkey  7. 1234567  8. … read more >