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• Chicago Tribune business outlook column.

  - 2004-12-12

  By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 12--CONSUMERS CUT BACK: Almost on cue, Americans step up to the plate at this time of year and swat a barrage of home runs for the nation's retailers. It's an awesome display...

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• Chicago Tribune business outlook column.

  - 2004-12-05

  By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 5--With gold near a 16-year high, the price of oil still high, and consumers flashing their credit cards ahead of the holidays, some analysts are growing a bit fidgety about the prospects...

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• Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart column.

  - 2004-11-10

  By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 10--INTEREST RATE HIKE LIKELY WEDNESDAY, BUT IN DECEMBER TOO?: We may know Wednesday whether Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan wants to risk being the Grinch that stole Christmas. ...

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• Chicago Tribune business outlook column.

  - 2004-11-07

  By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 7--RATES BEGIN TO PINCH: As economists look ahead to 2005, they offer a disturbing forecast: Unless Americans can maintain an outsize level of spending, activity may begin to stall. ...

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• Chicago Tribune business outlook column.

  - 2004-10-31

  By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 31--REBOUND STILL AWAITED: As Americans warm up to the annual fright fest of Halloween, a weary electorate is trying to peer beyond Tuesday. Once the balloting is over, thoughts will...

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• Chicago Tribune business outlook column.

  - 2004-10-17

  By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--HOME PACE SLOWING? Doubters about the staying power of the boom in home construction say it is only a matter of time before Asian investors lose their nerve and stop sending shiploads...

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• Chicago Tribune business outlook column.

  - 2004-09-19

  By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 19--SOFT SPOT, HARD CHOICES FOR U.S. ECONOMY: A summer lull in the economy, described as a soft spot by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, is hanging on. As the first days of...

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• Chicago Tribune business outlook column.

  - 2004-09-05

  By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 5--INFLATION'S FOE TO TESTIFY: The inflation drumbeat that resounded through the economy in the spring and early summer has slowed, as the price of gasoline sinks, at least slightly, and farmers ...

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• Chicago Tribune business outlook column.

  - 2004-08-15

  By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 15--BUILDING BOOM GOES ON: The puzzling performance of the economy at midsummer has experts wondering which sector will be the next to disappoint. A jump in the price of...

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• Chicago Tribune business outlook column.

  - 2004-08-08

  By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--Americans running to get to the shopping mall encountered a slippery slope leading from the oil patch in June, and things haven't been the same. The problem: Gasoline prices...

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