tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71740637350110976672012-03-21T21:17:51.059-04:00Exceptional HomesMark Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07057240842554341636noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174063735011097667.post-351239452357679022011-02-22T22:25:00.001-05:002011-02-24T14:22:40.676-05:00<div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: large;">10 Signs the Economy Is on the Upswing</span><cite>&nbsp;</cite></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><cite>by Neema Roshania and Jerry Idaszak<br />Friday, February 18, 2011</cite><cite class="provider"></cite></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><cite class="provider"><a class="logo" href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Aq4r5I6fcXPtZvu82aUtbsMy0tIF;_ylu=X3oDMTE4ZmkxOWE2BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNhcnRpY2xlSGVhZGVyBHNsawNraXBsaW5nZXJzcGU-/SIG=10ule8q1e/**http%3A//www.kiplinger.com/"><img alt="Kiplinger'sPersonalFinance" src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/fi/gr/kiplinger_106x27.gif" title="Kiplinger'sPersonalFinance" /></a></cite>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">There are plenty of indications that the economy is shifting into higher gear. And they are not just buried in economists' models and spreadsheets, but evident in the day-to-day decisions consumers and business folks make.</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;">So, yes, you can look to the stock market -- a classic leading economic indicator, nearing a 100% gain over two years -- for reassurance about tomorrow. But you can also read the economic tea leaves on golf greens and in underwear sales.</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sales of Boxers, Briefs Leveling Off</b></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">When it's tougher to find jobs, men wait longer to replace their underwear, and sales -- usually very stable -- fell nearly 2.5% in 2009. Now they've started to stabilize.</span><br /><div style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/112150/signs-economy-is-on-the-upswing">Read more </a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7174063735011097667-35123945235767902?l=blog.flandersandco.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07057240842554341636noreply@blogger.com0