Commodity futures have everything, crude, natural gas, gold and silver, down at the moment with gold hitting its lowest of 1573.29 since January 3rd. The world’s number 2 economy, China, continues to slow and worry investors after a weak first quarter performance, The producer price index is down -.2% for April, with adjustment actually at .2%without food and energy. This index measures the average change in prices received by domestic producers of goods and services. Student loans holding you down, think again says the Ivy league. Yes they are more expensive, however they give out grants and you may end up owing less than the typical college. As of next fall students whose family makes under 65,000 per year will pay nothing to attend Harvard according to a recent reuter’s article.