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...economy" stays stable and the markets settle down. More made-for-TV indictments are likely this week, which will help too. But just in case, one topic slated for discussion at the Waco forum is-as White House communications director Dan Bartlett puts it-"ways to avoid a double-dip recession." And as some economists point out, on a graph, a double-dip recession looks like...
...warned that technology spending may stay slow this year. The Sweet Smell of Sale German drug giant Bayer is selling its Haarmann & Reimer fragrances and flavor unit to Sweden's EQT for 31.66 billion. The move helps cut Bayer's 314 billion debt. INDICATORS The Dollar takes a dip The euro reached and passed parity with the dollar for the first time in two and a half years, ending the week worth $1.013. The dollar's fall is good news for U.S. exporters, but a sustained slump could spell trouble for export-dependent nations like Japan and Germany. Baby...
...about us and how we're treating them," she says. In Barrett's 30 years in and around the executive suite (starting as a legal secretary in 1967 for Southwest Airlines founder Herb Kelleher), the results have been spectacular. Southwest is the only major U.S. airline that didn't dip into the red last year, continuing its 29 years of consecutive profitability...
SPRIGGS: People forget the human capital. The G.I. Bill created much more human capital, which came home to roost in the '60s when the economy took off. The level of inequality in skills in the U.S. shrank. You had a more skilled work force, so when you dip down into the bench, you continue to have productive workers...
...some corporate leaders who have not upheld their responsibility." The Federal Reserve seems concerned as well. At a meeting last week, it left interest rates unchanged--signaling that the recovery isn't firmly rooted. Some economists speculate that the Fed will soon cut rates to guard against a "double-dip" recession...