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...second that point, the Labor Department said last week that its gauge of U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.5% in September for the biggest drop in 13 months. A day later the department reported that its Consumer Price Index for September edged up a moderate...
...spurred fears of inflation and higher interest rates. Chief among the "bad" good news was the fact that housing starts were up 4.4% in September despite rising mortgage rates. Additionally, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's October Business Outlook Survey shows a big increase in its prices-paid index, a measure of what manufacturers pay for raw materials. The index -- considered one measure of possible future inflation -- is now at its highest level since February 1989. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 24.89 points, to 3911.15, in heavy trading. The S&P 500 fell 3.43, to 466.85. NASDAQ stocks...
...applicants are given a Texas Index (TI) number, which is based on their undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and their Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) score. An extremely high TI number guarantees acceptance, and an extremely low TI number guarantees rejection, regardless of other factors such as extracurricular activities or quality of the college attended...
Stocks were mixed while bond prices fell on Monday as investors reacted to more news of a robust economy. The National Association of Purchasing Managers reported that its index of manufacturing growth climbed to 58.2 in September, from 56.2 in August. Any reading over 50 shows the economy is expanding. The index now stands at its highest level in six years, as factories strain to keep up with demand. What worries economists the most, however, is that the NAPM's index of the prices manufacturers pay for materials rose to 77.1, also the highest level in six years. That...
...average individual investor's portfolio rose 2.7 percent in the just-completed third quarter, breaking a six-month losing streak, according to the latest figures from MONEY Magazine's Small Investor Index released on Friday. The third-quarter increase was enough to virtually erase the losses the typical individual investor took during the first two quarters of the year. The biggest gainer during the third quarter was gold, which soared 14.9 percent on fears of higher inflation. Stocks were up 5 percent on average. Bonds eked out an 0.6 percent gain. And yields on money funds and CDs climbed...