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Notebook computers led PC shipments to the strongest quarter in more than a year said research firm IDC on Wednesday. Shipments in the U.S. were up 24% from a year earlier and World-wide PC shipments increased 15% from Q4 of 2008.

IDC saw pent-up demand for new computers in a reviving U.S. economy along with year [...]

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On Tuesday major auto manufacturers indicated that their October sales rebounded significantly following a weak September.
The increase to the US annualized sales rate was nearly 20 percent better than September’s measure. Early estimates show the bump adding $5 billion, or roughly 1.5% to October’s retail sales numbers versus September’s readings.
It now appears as though consumers [...]

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