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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-15-2000 06:28 PM America’s current account deficit surged to an all-time high of $338.9 billion last year, more than $100 billion higher than the deficit for 1998. (source: MSNBC) [/url]http://www.msnbc.com/news/382594.asp[/url]
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-08-2000 07:20 PM Oil markets plunged a whopping 10% after OPEC sources reported price hawk Iran had lifted its objection to a cartel output increase from April 1. (source:CNNfn) http://www.cnnfn.com/2000/03/08/economy/wires/oil_wg/ Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan cautioned that bankers should not make loans on the expectation that the vibrant economy will continue unabated, since a downturn could bring defaults by borrowers. (source: Boston Herald) http://www.businesstoday.com/topstories/greenspan03082000.htm
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-07-2000 05:49 PM The efficiency of American workers increased at a 6.4% rate in the final three months of 1999, marking the strongest jump in productivity growth in seven years. (source: Boston Herald) http://www.businesstoday.com/topstories/economy03072000.htm Uncertainty over the oil supply prompted an increase in April crude futures to $34 a barrel, a nine-year high. (source: CBS Marketwatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/current/crude.htx
Mayor of Investorville Administrator	posted 03-06-2000 06:23 PM The Energy Department predicted sharply higher gasoline prices this summer even if the world's oil producers agree later this month to increase production. Average prices may hit $1.80 per gallon across the nation. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/A18309-2000Mar6.html
uncleharley	posted 03-04-2000 01:14 PM Are employment statistics lagging or coincidental economic indicators?? For the recent employment statistics to have any real meaning, shouldn't there have been a prior signal from the index of leading economic indicators?? Is there less going on here than meets the eye??
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-03-2000 06:13 PM The nation's unemployment ticked up to 4.1% in February but still remained at a 30-year low as 43,000 workers found jobs, the fewest in nine months. (source: Seattle Times) http://www.seattletimes.com/news/business/html98/econ_20000303.html
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-02-2000 06:50 PM U.S. retail sales rose 5.6% in February over the same period a year earlier, as the booming economy stoked demand for housewares, electronics, fine jewelry and new spring fashions. (source: Boston Herald) http://www.businesstoday.com/topstories/sales03022000.htm
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-02-2000 06:49 PM Oil ministers from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Mexico agreed to boost output in an effort to ease global oil prices from the highest levels seen in nine years. (source: Seattle Times) http://www.seattletimes.com/news/business/html98/oil_20000302.html
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-01-2000 06:30 PM Spending on construction projects around the country shot up by 2.7% in January, the biggest increase in nearly two years. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/A54203-2000Mar1.html
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 02-29-2000 06:36 PM The consumer confidence index fell to 141.8 in February, after surging to a record 144.7 in January. Stock market volatility, higher short-term interest rates and rising gas prices made people think twice about their future economic prospects and spending plans. (source: CNNfn) http://www.cnnfn.com/2000/02/29/economy/confidence/
JHirsch	posted 02-29-2000 12:59 PM quote: Originally posted by InvestorGuide Daily: Debt managers at the U.S. Treasury Department have stopped commenting publicly on their plans to buy back the government's debt, after confusing financial markets with earlier announcements. (source: FOX Marketwire) http://www.foxmarketwire.com/wires/0218/f_rt_0218_30.sml I don't know a lot about bonds myself, but from what I do know this rationale I read makes sense: "Suppose there were no bonds between 10 and 28 years and that pension funds and insurance companies required even a constant amount of 30-year Treasuries to hedge existing liabilities. The demand for the Treasury's twice-annual offerings of 30-year bonds would create a near panic, forcing long yields lower and lower." Foreign governments, which now hold a large part of their reserves in U.S. government securities, may decide to keep their reserves in yen- or euro-denominated bonds. That could cause a steep decline in the dollar and spell bad news for the U.S. stock market if the decline leads foreigners to take their money elsewhere. These are both negative effects of paying down the debt. Everyone should think of that when they look at who they are going to vote for this year in addition to how they plan to allocate their investments. (also posted in the "Bonds" board)
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 02-28-2000 06:28 PM Gasoline prices have jumped 6 cents per gallon in the past two weeks, surpassing the all-time peak recorded in November 1990. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/A42629-2000Feb28.html
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 02-24-2000 06:32 PM The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell for the second consecutive week last week, the Labor Department reported, despite expectations of a rise in claims. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/A28118-2000Feb24.html
JHirsch	posted 02-23-2000 12:09 PM The PE looks good, and I hear they are making a bid for Maxwell Petroleum. If you want to talk about this company some more you might want to create a board just for it in the A folder instead. I doubt many people will be looking for it in this folder.
frankver	posted 02-23-2000 08:44 AM ABN AMRO is looking very promising these days. On monday, tuesday and today, it's been rising. Inside sources claim that much higher-than-predicted earnings will be presented thursday feb. 24th. It's a strong buy I would say! Does anyone agree with me? Just look at the volumes...

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