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(Sources: Brookings: bea.gov)

	2009				2010				2011
General Welfare	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3
GDP Growth (%)	-6.4	-0.7	2.2	5.6	3.2	-	2.5	2.3	0.4	1.3	2.5
Unemployment Rate (%) - Monthly	8.2	9.3	9.7	10	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	8.9	9.1	9.1
Inflation Rate (%) - Monthly	-2.2	1.9	3.7	2.6	1.5	2.4	1.4	2.6	5.2	4.1	3.1
Personal Income (%) - Detail							2.3	1.5	1.2	0.6	-1.7
Consumer Spending (%) - Detail	0.6	-0.9	2.8	1.6	3.6	2.5	2.6	3.6	2.1	0.7	2.4
Export (%)	-29.9	-4.1	17.8	22.8	5.8	-	19.3	17.4	18	17.5	17.4
Import (%)	-36.4	-14.7	21.3	15.8	8.9	-	23.7	15.7	18.7	16.5	13.9
Oil Price per Barrel ($) - Monthly	34.74	51.81	59.98	67.73	70.26	69.89	75.14	90.61	110.83	107.82	103.17
Interest Rate: 30-Year Mortgage (%)	5.00	5.42	5.06	4.93	4.97	-	4.4	4.7	4.8	4.5	4.1
New Homes (%)							8.5	7.9	7.3	6.6	6.5
Home Price Change (%)	-20.9	-9.5	8.8	3.4	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dow Jones Industrial Average	7609	8447	9712	10428	10857	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yield On Investment-Grade Bonds %	8.42	7.50	6.31	6.37	6.27	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Rate: 10-Yr Treasury Bonds	2.28	3.72	3.40	3.59	3.73	-	-	-	-	-	-
Foreclosure Rate - All Loans (%)	1.4	1.4				-	-	-	-	-	-
FDIC Bank Failures	21	24	50	45	41	-	-	-	-	-	-
Outstanding Consumer Credit (%)	-3.9	-4.8	-3.1	-6.1	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	-
U.S. Combat Fatalities	83	101	158	76	79	-	176	141	87	146	157
Approval Rating of The President %	63	63	54	51	49	47	45	46	48	47	42
Approval Rating of Congress (%)	30	35	31	24	19	18	19	17	20	19	15

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Top Companies

Wal-Mart Stores - Rank (Fortune 500): 1 - The largest employer in the United States after the Federal government. The mega stores bring low prices and convenient shopping to rural areas and small towns; 85 percent of the stores' items are made overseas. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas. - What people said of this company? - Stock.
Exxon Mobil - Rank: 2 - The world's biggest oil company; Held the highest annual profit from a U.S. company since 2005 (2007 profit: $40.61 billion) - What people said of this company? - Stock.
Chevron - Rank: 3 - The second-largest U.S. oil company, and a leader for alternative and renewable fuel development, such as solar, wind, and bio-thermal, natural gas. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in San Ramon, California. - What people said of this company? - Stock.
General Motors - Rank: 4 - The world's largest automaker, though it very nearly lost its top position in global car sales - which it has held for 76 years - to Japanese rival. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. What people said of this company? - Stock.
Conoco Phillips - Rank: 5 - The first U.S. oil producer to support mandatory national regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; One of its largest shareholders is Warren Buffett. - What people said of this company? - Stock.
General Electric - Rank: 6 - A diversified technology, media and financial services company handling in everything from jet engines to mortgages. The company was founded in 1892 and is based in Fairfield, Connecticut; Worldwide workforce: 327,000. What people said of this company? - Stock.
Ford Motor - Rank: 7 - Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide - What people said of this company? - Stock.
Citigroup - Rank 8 - One of the financial services giants in the U.S. The company was founded in 1812 and is based in New York, New York. The recently risky subprime loans and the mortgage meltdown forced Citigroup to post the worst loss ever in its 196-year history; It borrowed a huge loan from the Federal government for survival. What people said of this company? - Stock.
Bank of America - Rank 9 - One of the financial services giants in the U.S.; It controls 25% of the U.S. loan market, and operated approximately 6,100 banking centers and 18,700 automated teller machines worldwide. The company was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The bank was hit hard by the credit crisis as other financial institutions in 2007 and 2008. It borrowed a huge loan from the U.S. government for survival.- What people said of this company? - Stock.

AT&T - Rank 10 - The new AT&T is the reborn from four different telecoms: the old AT&;T, Cingular, Bell South and SBC in November 2005. The company provides telecommunications services to consumers and businesses in the U.S. and internationally. It is the exclusive carrier offering Apple's iPhone, which helped increase of million wireless subscribers in 2007 and 2008. What people said of this company? - Stock.

Berkshire Hathaway - Rank 11 - Berkshire Hathaway has diversified business interests including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, finance, manufacturing, services and retailing - 180,000 employees; 70 companies. Founded in 1889 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska, the company, a publicly owned investment manager, is managed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, and had highly profitable years. It holds highest stock price in the U.S. - (Last Trade: $84,574.00/share as of 3/20/09). What people said of this company? - Stock.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. - Rank 12 - A leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.2 trillion, the company operated in more than 60 countries with over 200,000 employees. The company bailed out Bear Stearns in a controversial deal in 3/2008. - What people said of this company?- Stock.

American International Group (AIG) - Rank 13 - A world leader in insurance and financial services, AIG is the leading international insurance organization with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of retirement services, financial services and asset management around the world. Outcry began in March 2009 when AIG disclosed that it paid $165 million in bonuses to employees, including traders in the Financial Products unit that nearly brought about AIG's collapse. AIG has received $182.5 billion in federal bailout money and is now 80 percent government owned. What people said of this company?- Stock.

Hewlett-Packard - Rank 14 - Hewlett-Packard Company provides a range of products, technologies, software, solutions, and services worldwide. Nearly 70% of its sales come from abroad has helped HP stable profits during the U.S. economic slump in 2008. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California What people said of this company?- Stock.

International Business Machines (IBM) - Rank 15 - IBM develops and manufactures information technology products and services worldwide. The company generated over 60% of its revenue from overseas sales in 2008, helping it overcome U.S. economic woes. IBM was founded in 1910 and is based in Armonk, New York. What people said of this company? - Stock.

Valero Energy - Rank 16 - Valero Energy Corporation operates as a crude oil refining and marketing company, which also owns over approximately 5,800 retail and wholesale branded outlets in the United States, Canada, and Aruba under various brand names, including Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, Beacon, Corner Store, and Stop N Go. The company was founded in 1955 and is based in San Antonio, Texas. What people said of this company? - Stock.

Verizon Communications - Rank 17 - Verizon provides communication services in the United States and internationally. The company, which operates wireline and domestic wireless business, is the second-largest telecom in the U.S. has relied on its fast-growing wireless business. In April 2007, Verizon won an FCC auction for wireless spectrum to build what could be the largest mobile phone network in the near future. Verizon was founded in 1983 and is based in New York, New York. What people said of this company? - Stock.

McKesson - Rank 18 - McKesson, together with its subsidiaries, provides supply, information, and care management products and services for the healthcare industry; it weekly delivered more than $1 billion worth of medicines to pharmacies and hospitals worldwide. The company was founded in 1833 and is based in San Francisco, California. What people said of this company? - Stock.

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