Chief Equity Strategist at BlackRock Bob Doll reviews the improving economic backdrop of the US and around the globe. President Obama's proposed dividend income tax increase is also discussed. "The general economic trend in the United States over the past couple of months has been that positive surprises have outweighed negative ones and the overall tone of the data shows that economic improvements are continuing. The labor market in particular has been accelerating, with jobless claims on a noticeable downward trend. Even the housing market, which has long been a source of weakness, has begun to show some signs of life."