Economy - Monday      (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - President Bush said the long-term outlook was bright despite current troubles. "Given the economy's strong basic structure, free mobility of labor, relatively low taxes, well-balanced capital markets and openness to trade, prospects for continued growth in the years ahead remain good," said a report by Bush's Council of Economic Advisers. The White House stuck to its forecast for 2.7% growth in '08, far above the 1.6% predicted by private-sector economists.
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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.
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Investor's Business Daily - The best friend for mutual fund investors might very well be father time.
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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: Gateway trims loss in third quarter...EDS delays earnings...Amazon outlook disappoints...PeopleSoft exceeds targets.
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Investor's Business Daily - The ABC News Consumer Comfort Index fell 6 points to -33 in the week ended Feb. 3. The index dived 13 points in the last month. It fell 13 points in 4 weeks ahead of the '90-'91 recession and 14 points in the 4 weeks leading up to the '01 recession. Just 26% say it's a good time to buy, the lowest since July '93. 52% are positive on their own finances, but that's down from 58% a month ago.
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Investor's Business Daily - When the U.S. began slowing last year some analysts began hoping for a trade-off.
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Investor's Business Daily - Mutual funds that prospect among the fastest growing companies for winners can yield huge returns in a strong market. But they can also suffer big losses in a bear market.
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Investor's Business Daily - If you're looking for a hot sector, you can't get much hotter than the sun.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Assoc.&#39;s application index rose 0.9% to 631.6 in the week ended July 13, as homeowners rushed to refinance their loans due to fears that interest rates will head higher. Homebuyer applications fell. The 4-week moving average of applications fell 0.5%, down for the 8th straight week.
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Investor's Business Daily - Mutual fund managers put some of their cash to work in September as their view on inflation improved and oil prices fell.
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Investor's Business Daily - 1 China&#39;s leading stock index tumbled 6.5% after Beijing tripled a tax on stock trading to cool its booming market. Investors have been skittish on China since ex-Fed chief Alan Greenspan warned that its bubble could bust. But unlike in Feb., when a Shanghai swoon sparked a worldwide selloff, U.S. stocks rallied.
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Yesterday's market is today's road map.
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Plus: Adobe earnings, outlook top Street...TiVo swings to a loss...HP profit gains on cost cuts, cheaper components.
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Investor's Business Daily - The greenback fell to a record low vs. a basket of currencies as well as the euro after Bank of America missed profit views on big and ongoing credit losses. It's the latest in a series of corporate, monetary and economic news raising concerns about U.S. growth, bettering the odds of further Fed rate cuts. The euro rose 0.88 cent to $1.4291. The yen rallied as risk-averse investors unwound carry trades.
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Investor's Business Daily - National Association of Purchasing Management surveys from the Chicago and Milwaukee regions showed healthy gains in May, the latest sign that the ailing factory sector is recovering. A similar survey in the New York region showed some slight weakness after several months of improvement.
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Investor's Business Daily - Looking for news on Russia's wireless telecom markets? Tune to a frequency somewhere between bear baiting and Russian wrestling.