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Last Week in Review  "SOME PEOPLE'S MINDS ARE LIKE CONCRETE...ALL MIXED UP, AND PERMANENTLY SET" (Anonymous.) While the great thing about the economic markets is that they are never permanently set, they are often mixed up. And last week was one of those times, on a huge batch of interesting and ...

Last Week in Review WHAT DO THE LOCHNESS MONSTER, THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN, THE TOOTH FAIRY, A UNICORN AND AN ECONOMIC "SOFT LANDING" ALL HAVE IN COMMON? You guessed it...experts agree they are all likely mythical. While a slowdown in economic growth, contained inflation and a feather-pillow "soft ...

Last Week in Review This week will be full of action and information...including a look at the housing market, with Building Permits and Housing Starts - as well as a read on inflation in the wholesale side of the economy, via the Producer Price Index. But all the reports will pale in comparison ...

Last Week in Review DON'T CROSS YOUR EYES, THEY'LL STICK LIKE THAT...DON'T RUN WITH SCISSORS, YOU'LL PUT SOMEONE'S EYE OUT...DON'T SWALLOW YOUR GUM, IT WILL STAY INSIDE YOU FOR SEVEN YEARS... Ahh yes, the wise yet sometimes confusing words most of us heard from our parents - but perhaps weren't s...

For the Month of September 2006   IN THIS ISSUE...      You know things are really pretty bad when someone tries to console you by saying…"Well, at least you've got your health". But what if you don't even have your health? Cold and flu season is sneaking up on us already, and did you know there'...