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The Massachusetts Consumer Confidence Index jumped higher in April, returning to a level last seen in October 2007.

Haunted house simulator inspired by Japanese horror films set for October North american release.

When Deborah Jackson-Smith lost her telemarketing job in October, she also lost her health insurance.That is why Jackson-Smith, of Philadelphia, who now volunteers as an advocate for the unemployed, showed up yesterday at a small protest outside the Philadelphia headquarters of Independence Blue Cross, the region's dominant health insurer.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and traditionally the beginning of a quieter period for equities. But recent gains and increased optimism in a second-half recovery mean that just because school's out for summer, the stock market most certainly is not. 'The old adage 'Sell in May and Go Away' is a very dangerous proposition this year,' says Brett D'Arcy, director of investment and research at CBIZ financial Solutions (CBZ). 'Given the recent trajectory of the market and the timing of the stimulus funds into the economy, I think the summer could turn out to be a very profitable time for investors.' True, there is something to the Sell-in-May saying: Plexus Asset Management crunched the average monthly total return of the S&P 500 from January 1950 to April 2009. Sure enough, only September and October produced lower results than June, July or August. See 5 stocks set to shine this summer There are other caveats with seasonal investing, the most salient being