Economy - Thursday      (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - The average 30-year fixed rate fell to 6.31% vs. 6.46% the week prior, while average 15-year rates dipped to 5.97% from 6.31%. One-year ARMs fell to 5.66% from 5.74%, Freddie Mac said. The government-sponsored lender said the dip could &quot;give some relief&quot; to borrowers looking to refinance loans or buy a home.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Business Roundtable, which includes the heads of some of the biggest U.S. companies, said its economic outlook index rose to 84.9, up from 81.9 in Q4 '06. In the Feb. 8-22 survey, 73% of CEOs polled expect sales to rise over the next 6 months vs. 69% in Q4. Capital spending plans also improved. But the net share of big firms planning to hire fell to 12% from 14%.
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Investor's Business Daily - One of the questions swirling around the global credit crisis is how it will impact private-equity deals, which ran at a record pace for much of the year.
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Investor's Business Daily - With the votes counted, mutual fund managers are beginning to see which of their pre-election predictions are paying off.
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Investor's Business Daily - These are good times for owners of mutual funds that go short.
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Investor's Business Daily - Stock markets have soared in India for the last few years. HDFC Bank has held on for the ride.
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Investor's Business Daily - The ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index shot up 5 points over the last week to -7, the best in several weeks. Some 39% of respondents said now&#39;s a good time to buy, a big rise from 33% last week. Americans also were more upbeat about the economy and their own finances. Gasoline prices, which have fallen back below $3 a gallon, likely are a big factor.
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Plus: IBM, Yahoo post high...AMD posts loss...Sony TV unit struggling...Nokia on upswing...Apple beats expectations.
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Investor's Business Daily - Average 30-year rates fell to 6.14% from 6.18% in the prior week. The 15-year rate averaged 5.86% vs. 5.92%, while 1-year ARMs fell to 5.47% from 5.49%. Rates are at their lowest levels so far this year, Freddie Mac said, citing worries over last week's sell-off in stocks and concerns over the slowing U.S. economy.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Economic Cycle Research Institute&#39;s leading U.S. index edged down to 140.6 in the week ended Sept. 14 after climbing in the prior 2 weeks. The 4-week annualized growth rate ticked up to 0.4% from 0.3%, which was the lowest since last Oct. ECRI says readings would have to fall sharply negative before they&#39;d signal recession.
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Investor's Business Daily - Environment: Enough can't be said about Tony Blair's unwavering support of the U.S. in the war on terror. His position on global warming is another matter.
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Investor's Business Daily - Even before Tuesday's 0.75% slash in the federal funds rate by the Federal Reserve, mortgage rates had been sliding. Last week's cut pulled down home loan rates more.
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Investor's Business Daily - 1 Big M&amp;A deals kicked off the shortened week as a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland launched a $96 bil bid for Dutch bank ABN Amro  , and Archstone-Smith  , a REIT, agreed to a $22.2 bil buyout by 2 equity groups. RBS&#39; offer for ABN topped Barclays  &#39; earlier $86.6 bil bid, but analysts said ABN&#39;s previous decision to sell LaSalle to Bank of America   clouded the deal.
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Plus: Alcatel outlook weak...Cisco profit climbs...Time Warner lowers earnings target...Electronic Arts lowers outlook.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Internet's 800-pound gorilla, Google, slipped on economic and social-networking banana peels, reporting fourth-quarter results that missed analyst views.
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Investor's Business Daily - There might come a day when U.S. investors don't have a hopeless crush on Chinese stocks, but that day won't come soon.
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Investor's Business Daily - Mutual fund investors reached deeper into their pockets in October to step up buying of stock and bond funds, as the market rallied and the outlook for inflation improved.