Will spend the day on the air: LSU football coach Les Miles is set to participate Tuesday in ESPN’s “media car wash.” He’ll spend the day at the network’s Bristol, Conn., campus appearing on various ESPN television, radio and online programs. LSU officials have not released a schedule detailing Miles’ exact movements on Tuesday. LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson went through the “car wash” Thursday, appearing on the Scott Van Pelt radio program and being interviewed by Erin Andrews on College Football Live.
Numbers on the rise: A private research group forecasts that the economy will grow modestly over the next few months after a late-spring slump. The Conference Board says its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.8% last month. That’s a rebound from April, when the index dropped 0.4%—the first decline since June 2010. A string of declines would indicate that a recession was coming. The May report shows marked improvement in most areas measured. And it suggests the economy will regain some of the momentum it lost this spring, when high gas prices cut into consumer spending and businesses pulled back on hiring. Eight of the 10 measures the Conference Board uses to calculate the index increased. In April, only four showed improvement. Nevertheless, Conference Board economist Ken Goldstein says economic growth will be “choppy” through summer and fall: The housing market remains weak; and even though there has been some relief in recent weeks from the high gas and food costs, prices remain elevated.
