amy dehiel

up slightly from the last year

only 2.245 million U.S. households, the top 1.9 percent, had income greater than $250,000 in 2007

I await the tidal wave of messages and posts from self-made,hardworking, accomplished people who earn $250,000

but who don't feel financially secure and who don't consider themselves rich

@TeKoverride Perhaps Obama's biggest success thus far has been to redefine what economic progress means.Do I trust him. Hmmmn

Because of the catastrophic events of the second half of 2008

the nation seems to recognize that even a slowdown in the pace of decline is good news

Of course, those lowered expectations won't last forever.

"I'm pleased with the progress we've made, but I'm not satisfied,"

Of course, where you stand on the economy may depend in large measure on where you sit.

And if you sit in New York—whose Beige Book highlights include "ongoing weakness in employment"

you're inclined to accentuate the negative.

Meanwhile, signs of a hopeful spring are evident in the region surrounding Chicago, a city that was never too full of itself during the boom

Chicago has been holding up better, according to the Beige Book

@stvnrcrnls The Beige Book, more formally called the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions,

Unemployment in the Chicago region is 9 percent.

For now, the shoots are mostly anecdotal. And plenty of old weeds linger

Corporatio­ns are pushing to regulate the internet in order to squeeze money out of it. #BoycottGoDaddy

Film Academy Targets GoDaddy Founder As Legal Fight Heats Up (Exclusive) shar.es/WsyY7

@GoDaddy So glad I ditched you guys.