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CFO October 1, 2006 Randy Myers	A Change of Season Don't let a turn in the credit cycle catch you napping. What should corporate borrowers be doing? The most obvious course of action is to get while the getting is good.
IDB America October 2006 Roger Hamilton	The Mayor with 200,000 Children A local Peruvian government transforms natural gas royalties into hundreds of projects to improve people's lives.
IDB America October 2006	Optimism on Energy IDB president envisions a future in which Latin America provides energy security and stability to the Western Hemisphere.
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Consumers Aren't Sweating The Housing Slump Yet The debate over the direction of the economy and Federal Reserve policy in the coming year boils down to one basic question: Will the housing slump drag down consumer spending and the economy?
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006 Catherine Yang	The Downside Of Cheaper Oil Nobody expected interest rates to be as low as they are today. With durable goods orders falling and a slowing U.S. economy, many forecasters expect rates to drop even further.
InternetNews September 29, 2006 Paul Shread	Technical Analysis: Narrow Range Can first-of-the-month inflows help the Dow?
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Purchasing Managers' Index The PMI index gives the public a look at the opinions of manufacturing executives. The resulting figures provide early indications of whether the economy will grow or shrink in the near future, and financial markets often react strongly to unexpected moves.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Separating REITs From Residential Real Estate What happens with the housing market over the next couple of years is important to REITs because it is important to the economy -- not because residential and commercial real estate markets are directly linked in any way.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Brian Lawler	Why the Big Deal About GDP? Gross domestic product gets a lot of attention, but other numbers matter, too.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Personal Income and Spending Basic knowledge can help you comprehend releases of economic data. Although personal income and spending data reveal aspects of consumer behavior, the indicator is an example of how certain information confounds strong conclusions even over long periods of time.
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