AP - Median home prices fell in two-thirds of the cities surveyed during the first three months of this year while sales declined in 46 states compared to a year ago, according to the latest report highlighting the depth of the nation's housing woes.
Bonds fall as retail sales stronger than expected (AP)
AP - Treasury prices fell Tuesday as signs of modestly better-than-expected consumer spending and rising inflation made safe government securities less attractive to investors.
Retail sales dip but ouside of autos show strength (AP)
AP - WASHINGTON Consumers cut back on car-buying in April but boosted spending in a number of other areas, giving evidence of the economy's staying power in spite of soaring gasoline prices.
Consumer confidence near record low: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Confidence of American consumers
continued to plummet as a result of weakening economic
conditions and escalating gasoline prices, according to a
weekly survey published on Tuesday.
Office for Mac Sales Soar, VBA Support To Return (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple is selling more Macintosh computers than ever before -- and that's having unexpected benefits for Microsoft. Sales of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac are triple the volume for the previous 2004 version of the productivity software and are the highest in the product's history, Microsoft announced Tuesday.




