Personal Finance Daily: Concept cars in Beijing: dragons, ants

	Personal Finance Daily APRIL 27, 2012 Friday's Personal Finance Stories By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: 10 cool concept cars from China auto show Tools to help you navigate airline baggage fees Disclosing the drug house next door Why U.S. investors should look to Canada, Mexico Sleeping dragon, hidden ant? These are just a couple of the creatures evoked by the new concept cars being shown off this week at the big international auto show in Beijing. We have a slide show for you of some of the coolest concept cars. They include a Jeep with a huge dragon curling down the side and a Chery @Ant, a two-seater electrical vehicle that could hook up with others heading in the same direction to create a sort of commuter train of little @Ants. Also on MarketWatch today, Jennifer Waters looks at the complicated and quickly changing landscape of airline baggage fees, and offers some suggestions on how to calculate the costs when planning a trip. — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance 10 cool concept cars from China auto show From a Jeep with a dragon crawling over it to a pair of tiny electric "Ant" vehicles, take a look at some of the coolest concept cars on display at the China car show in Beijing. Read more: 10 cool concept cars from China auto show. Tools to help you navigate airline baggage fees Ticket prices may be transparent, but it can be a nightmare trying to decipher baggage fees. But there are tools that can help. Read more: Tools to help you navigate airline baggage fees. Disclosing the drug house next door While the rules of disclosure are more concrete about the property being sold, they are less clear about a condition on a property or a resident in proximity to it. Read more: Disclosing the drug house next door. INVESTING What market must do to avoid sell signal A big—and potentially worrisome—divergence has emerged in the stock market. Read more: What market must do to avoid sell signal. Why U.S. investors should look to Canada, Mexico Investors looking for direction from the U.S. stock market may want to gaze north and south—to Canada and Mexico—for cheaper and better opportunities. Read more: Why U.S. investors should look to Canada, Mexico. ECONOMY & POLITICS Presidential medals for Dylan, Summitt, Peres White House taps 13 recipients from a wide range of pursuits for what's been dubbed the U.S.'s top civilian honor. Read more: Presidential medals for Dylan, Summitt, Peres. Business spending drop limits U.S. growth to 2.2% The U.S. economy slows to a 2.2% growth rate in the first quarter, well below economist expectations of a 2.7% growth rate. Weaker business spending is the chief culprit, along with slower government expenditures, especially in the defense sector. Read more: Business spending drop limits U.S. growth to 2.2%. Fear of inflation keeps Fed from doing its job Hewing to an unrealistically low inflation target is keeping the Federal Reserve from doing all it can to reduce unemployment. Read more: Fear of inflation keeps Fed from doing its job. Reactions to the GDP report There was surprise but not anguish from economists after the Commerce Department estimated first-quarter gross domestic product growth of 2.2%. Here's a roundup of reaction. Read more: Reactions to the GDP report. Mediocre GDP report even worse in the details A growth rate of 2.2% is mediocre, but it's worse than that once you peel away a few layers—about a fourth of the growth in gross domestic product was accounted for by a buildup in inventories. Read more: Mediocre GDP report even worse in the details. Spain government expects GDP growth in 2013 Spain will enjoy a small rise in economic growth next year and post a primary budget surplus excluding debt interest payments, Spain's finance minister said Friday. Read more: Spain government expects GDP growth in 2013. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111