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Meyer said that the company stands to earn backmuch of the loss in commodities as oil and gasprices rebound over the next several months. Hesaid that the benchmark index forcommodities--calculated using spot prices--ismisleading, since the valuations are determinedusing average prices over a 12 month period...
...violent death...is but the statistical index of the irreparable deaths of great civilizations," he said...
CREDIT: [TMFONT 1 d #666666 d {Source: U.S. Commerce Dept.}]CAPTION: INDEX OF LEADING INDICATORS...
With just one month before voters go to the polls, the nation's economic indicators flashed yellow last week. The New York City-based Conference Board reported that consumer confidence fell 2.6 points in September, its third drop in a row. The Commerce Department revealed that its index of leading indicators fell 0.2% in August. And the latest unemployment figures showed a tiny 0.1% improvement, to 7.5%. President Bush proclaimed it "very good news." Labor Secretary Lynn Martin was more precise: "It is good that the news is not awful...
...English Car meeting, she is softspoken as she reads aloud a nonfiction passage about trees and shrubs. She waves her hands gracefully, occasionally lifting her index finder for emphasis...