Market Week: Listening for Clues on Spending
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The thirst to acquire new neat stuff never seems to go away.
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Investors look for deals following Friday's sell-off.
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Stocks look to continue rally in a week that brings little fresh news on the economy. By Yuval Rosenberg, CNN/Money contributing writer.
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No oneâs willing to hazard a guess on interest rates. But all eyes are now on Tuesdayâs mid-term review. Can any banker, bond market trader, corporate treasurer, or economist worth his salt second-guess
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The first U.S. presidential debate  this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle  some questions that have been hanging over U.S. stocks, and  equity strategists, and traders say the decreased uncertainty  could draw buyers back to the market.
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Friday's market is today's money-making road map.
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Stock markets ended the week with a surge on reports of a possible foreign investment in Merrill Lynch and an uptick in consumer spending.
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A look back at an eventful week in the investment banking world.
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EYES ON THE FED The main news of the week will be the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at which the central bankers are widely expected to keep interest rates steady (Wednesday). Last weekÂs news that the Consumer Price Index had risen 0.2 percent in August, down from 0.4 percent in July, looked to some economists like validation that inflation was slowing, a trend that would not tempt the Fed to raise rates. But the Producer Price Index for August also comes out this week, helping to inform any decision (Tuesday). Other reports this week will include the second-quarter current-account deficit (Monday), August housing starts (Tuesday) and leading economic indicators (Thursday).
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Troubles in the subprime mortgage sector could put Wall Street on edge next week just as investors look for key economic data, including the Consumer Price Index, to shore up the market's nascent recovery after its recent plunge.
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Buy high or low? The tale of sales offers some insight.
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Wall Street's wait is up: the Federal Reserve meets this week to decide what to do about interest rates.
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U.S. trade data and the White House budget take the spotlight this week as markets digest comments from a weekend G7 meeting and upbeat remarks on the U.S. deficit from Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan.
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Investors are hoping the coming week brings some answers to the question of whether an improving U.S. economy unleashes inflationary forces, and one place to look will be in the June payrolls data.
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Stock investors next week should get  more clues on whether the bull market has long enough legs to  drive gains to year end, as many market pros now expect.
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Investors are hoping this week brings some answers to the question of whether an improving U.S. economy unleashes inflationary forces, and one place to look will be in the June payrolls data.
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While some investors will eye   unemployment and gross domestic product figures for economic   guidance this week, others will look no further than their   nearest coffee shop for another particularly timely indicator:   Frappuccino sales.