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 | Restaurant Performance Back to 2007 Levels
02 May, 2011 19:23 PT | | Syndicated from Carpe Diem by Mark J. Perry | The National Restaurant Association reported strong restaurant activity in March, with the Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) reaching 101.0 for the second time in four months (see chart above). That's the first time since that the RPI has been a level of 101 twice in a four-month period since the pre-recession summer months of 2007. Other highlights include: |
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| Markets in Everything: Tatoo Advertising on Head
02 May, 2011 17:06 PT | | Syndicated from Carpe Diem by Mark J. Perry | Ebay listing (starting bid $300, but no bids so far): "Advertise for life on Billythebillboards head forever! Be the 33rd website or company to advertise on my head. Estimated tattoo size is 5 inches long and half inch thick I pay for tattooing." |
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| Michigan Economy Doing Better Than California?!
30 Apr, 2011 19:52 PT | | Syndicated from Carpe Diem by Mark J. Perry | For the six months starting last August and continuing through March of this year, the jobless rate in Michigan has been lower than California's rate (see chart above). That follows 88 straight months going back to March 2003 when Michigan's jobless rate was above California's. How interesting that Michigan, the "basket-case" state with the highest jobless rate in the country during most of the last recession, now has a jobless rate almost two points below the "unionacracy" of ...
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