Market & Economy

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BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Rich Miller	Greenspan Unbound As the Fed Chairman's term winds down, his opinions are getting more pointed
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Salim Haji	Buffett Sells. Should You? Warren Buffett is clearly not finding many opportunities to invest the U.S. stock market today. Despite the fact that he has $27 billion of cash sitting idle, concerns about valuation are driving him to sell some stocks and increase that pile of cash. In doing so, he is sending a strong, clear message not only about the specific stocks he is selling, but also about the U.S. equity market in general.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Living on Borrowed Dimes Our debt is sky-high, and things are probably going to get worse. American consumer debt has doubled in the past decade -- and odds are, it will continue to climb, due in part to rising interest rates. Debt is even responsible for many divorces, and it might prevent you from retiring on schedule. Don't let yourself get run over by it.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2004	Economics 101 When the stock market grows by 11%, it's not money per se that is being created, it's goods and services. Dollars are just a way to measure what is going on.
IDB America January 2004 Eduardo Lora	The hidden danger in China's economy The concern is that Chinese factories are displacing the maquiladoras of Mexico and Central America as the preferred source of manufactured goods destined for the United States. Also, some blame China's growth for the sharp drop in foreign direct investment to Latin America.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Berner & Arndt	The Best Gains In 31 Years Companies in 2003 posted the highest profit surge in Scoreboard history as the economy rebounds.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004	The Euro Heads Higher As the Euro grows stronger the dollar grows weaker.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Arner & Arndt	The Floodgates Have Opened A forcast of what's to come for businesses in 2004 as the economy starts to turn around.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Bremner & Roberts	How Beijing May Loosen Up China's leaders are still hedging, but a wider trading band for the yuan is likely. A review of the issues concerning the under valued yuan is discussed.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Michael J. Mandel	Inventing The "Clinton Recession" The Council of Economic Advisers is trying to alter the start date in a way that benefits Bush. It's not fair.
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