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...once believed technology-driven controls could so precisely measure supplies that there would never again be a boom-bust cycle. Timely information and fast delivery would prevent managers from overstocking. The problem is that all the inventory information in the world can't help a company with a poor forecast. Tech firms built fiber, microprocessors and servers as if clients would never get enough, and the overbuilding led to a bust...
...Then there's 262 and 217, the Dow's gains Friday and Monday, respectively, as the index posted its biggest back-to-back percentage gains since September. Then there's 3.5 percent, Merrill Lynch's brand-new forecast for GDP growth, revised upward Monday from 2.0 percent, and Morgan Stanley's even more bullish Monday upgrade to a forecast of 4.5 to 5 percent. And those forecasts are just for the first quarter...
...erotic, pornographic ravings.? After a while, this seemingly ageless adolescent?s ardor grows wearisome, and we are grateful that he also wrote copiously about more interesting matters like music...Music, history, and gossip from a master musician and letter." PW agrees. "This will be catnip to music lovers. FORECAST: Toscanini has never lost his hold on the public imagination. Wide review attention, as well as the sensational nature of some of the material here, should ensure sales above what such a volume might normally inspire...
...forecast somewhat lower fuel costs [this year] because we have been watching that trend for some time,” Vautin said. “But use of energy is really dependent on the weather...
...commercial digital network. "It's been a classic catch-22 situation." But with cheaper receivers and growing content, the British market is set to explode. While the U.K. is digital radio's first big test, much of the rest of Europe isn't far behind. The Swiss consultancy Prognos forecast that once receivers are widely available the Western European retail market could eventually hit $4.1 billion a year...