Warren Buffet says Economic Pearl Harbor Over; Consumer Confidence Up

Consumer Confidence Soared In April On Hopes for Economy http://www.cnbc.com/id/30517299 The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers said its final index of confidence climbed to 65.1 in April from 57.3 in March. http://www.cnbc.com/id/30517299 Justice David Souter is planning to retire after nearly two decades on the Supreme Court http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090501/D97TCS280.html The World Health Organization said the number of officially confirmed cases of a new flu sweeping around the world was 331 in 11 countries, including 10 deaths. http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSTRE54023M20090501?src=RSS-TOP The Federal Reserve will postpone the release of stress tests on the biggest U.S. banks while executives debate preliminary findings with examiners, according to government and industry officials. The 19 firms include Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., GMAC LLC, MetLife Inc. and regional lenders including Fifth Third Bancorp and Regions Financial Corp. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aPVqgPJeDyzE&refer=worldwide MasterCard Profit Falls 18% on Dollar, Less Spending http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aiqtcACCupQ4&refer=home Taxpayers to get rude surprise http://finance.yahoo.com/news/INSIDE-WASHINGTON-Rude-apf-15091434.html?.v=1