The recently smitten include: Errol (obviously), Lauren at No. 20, the Meals on Wheels lady, and several council workmen whom Magda battered with one of the stock of road cones she keeps in the front yard.

NEWYORKER: Magda Mandela

The U.S. and Asian stock markets sputtered in the wake of the Philly Fed report, while European stock markets tried to stabilize following recent selling pressure related to the EU debt crisis in their own back yard.

FORBES: By Jim Wyckoff Of Kitco News