LA Times — “Get ready for Let’s Pizza, a pizza vending machine that promises to deliver a piping hot pizza pie made from scratch in less than three minutes. The pizza arrives in an insulated take-away box. The machine takes … read more >

NY Times — “Global networks make it possible to obtain work anywhere, enabling companies to hire many specialists for specific tasks at fixed amounts. Chances are this is only getting started, and there are profound implications for things as diverse … read more >

LA Times — “The San Francisco Bay Area’s housing market strengthened in May as sales leaped, pricier homes were bought and fewer foreclosures sold. Bay Area sales were at a six-year high for a May last month while sales of … read more >

“Mortgage applications increased 18% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 8. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 18% … read more >

From today’s CPI report, Table A: Over the last year (May 2011 to May 2012), the category with the biggest drop in price was  “Utility (piped) gas service” (residential natural gas), which has decreased by -14.9% over the last 12 … read more >

Bloomberg — “Americans are digging themselves out of mortgage debt. Home equity in the first quarter rose to the highest level since 2008 as homeowners taking advantage of record-low borrowing costs to refinance their loans brought cash to the table … read more >

NBC’S “Rock Center with Brian Williams” features a segment on tonight’s show (10 p.m.) about the Institute for Justice’s legal challenge to the outdated federal law (National Organ Transplant Act in 1984, sponsored by Al Gore and Orrin Hatch) that … read more >