What Is the US Economy Doing?

(1) Slowly, but surely. (2) From green shoots to weeds, double dips, and stall speed. (3) Boom-to-bust sectors still busted. (4) Regional business surveys are down on orders, but up on employment. (5) Consumers are consuming. (6) Fewer panic attacks. (7) May is just another month like all the rest. (8) Republican Trifecta or Fiscal Cliff? (9) The pattern in earnings estimates. (10) China's PMI puzzle. (11) Market weighting Consumer Staples.