Tuesday's Personal Finance Stories
By MarketWatch
Don't miss these top stories: What makes a town a good place to buy residential real estate as an investment? According to Realtor.com, it would be a city with solid rental demand and house prices with room to grow, as well as stable employment. Amy Hoak writes that demand is beginning to grow for properties that can be turned into rentals; her slide show features the 10 best U.S. cities for real-estate investors. Take a look: There are two cities in Texas and even one near Silicon Valley.Also on MarketWatch, read the free edition of Michael Ashbaugh's the Technical Indicator. Ashbaugh writes that market bulls have shown some vitality with this week's upturn and in the process, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has risen within view of significant resistance.— Anne Stanley , managing editor, Personal Finance10 best U.S. cities for real-estate investors
Opportunities abound for those interested in buying single-family homes, condominiums and co-op units, and town homes as investments, with people scooping up properties at a discount and turning them into rental properties. Here are the 10 best U.S. cities for real-estate investors.
Read more: 10 best U.S. cities for real-estate investors. INVESTING
S&P 500 returns to the scene of the breakdown
Tuesday's upturn marks the latest market whipsaw as bulls and bears vie for the trend. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 is the most representative U.S. benchmark, making it a useful technical gauge.
Read more: S&P 500 returns to the scene of the breakdown. What the euro's strength can teach us
Despite widespread predictions that the euro is doomed, the currency has outperformed the Dow industrials (DJIA) over the last three months.
Read more: What the euro's strength can teach us. Investors hope Yahoo CEO talks strategy
Wall Street is counting on Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) Chief Executive Scott Thompson to give some details about his plans to get the Web portal back on track during on his first conference call.
Read more: Investors hope Yahoo CEO talks strategy. ECONOMY & POLITICS
Obama pushes Congress over oil prices
In a bid to put Republican rivals on the back foot, President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for Congress to give greater powers and more money to the nation's commodities regulator, in what is shaping up as a major election issue.
Read more: Obama pushes Congress over oil prices. March industrial production flat for second month
Industrial production was unchanged in March for a second month, in what could be a sign of slowing momentum in the U.S. economy.
Read more: March industrial production flat for second month. Home building slows, but March permits up
Although U.S. builders start work on new homes at a sharply slower March pace, construction permits jump to their highest level in three and a half years, data show.
Read more: Home building slows, but March permits up. France may challenge austerity with shift to left
If François Hollande does prevail in the French presidential vote, it will add to feeling that the current policy of imposing deflation and recession on Europe cannot continue.
Read more: France may challenge Another crisis in Europe biggest global risk: IMF
Another acute crisis in Europe is the main risk to the global economy, the IMF says in the latest update of its world economic outlook.
Read more: Another crisis in Europe biggest global risk. 
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