Interesting

President -elect Barack Obama recently named New York City housing commissioner Shaun Donovan to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. What you may not know is that Donovan once worked at Prudential . Before he joined New York's Housing Preservation and Development Department in 2004. Donovan was the managing director of Federal Housing Authority and affordable housing investments for Prudential Mortgage Capital Co.

Fed lowers rate

Fed has lowered rates lower than ever before and promises to do more to help the economy.

Did you know?

TV's , computers and other electronics account for 15% or $352,50 of an average household's annual energy bill? The energy consumed by idle devices --ones that are plugged in but are not being used--accounts for about $264. Best: Get a power strip so that multiple electronics can be plugged into one. strip that can be easily unplugged. Or, unplug each appliance each day when not being used-toasters, can openers, mobile chargers, etc.

The Bottom?

On Dec. 15, the Desert Sun said the economists thought we had hit bottom. What do you think?