111. MARKETS RALLY ON SLOW-GROWTH DATA Financial markets rallied as falling commodity prices and new economic data pointed to slow growth and low inflation. 112. Mortgage lending to minorities sharply increased in metropolitan New York last year but black applicants continued to be rejected more often than whites, according to new federal data. 113. Moreover, a retired Internal Revenue Service official contends that many states are not taking advantage of new data that would help them catch wealthy tax cheats. 114. Nevertheless, at the risk of engaging in a mentally unhealthy exercise, some new data on Web site activity may be worth a gander. 115. New Census data show the number of uninsured Americans is climbing, in the face of an extraordinary economic boom. 116. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that teen smoking rates are soaring. 117. New data show that youth smoking has soared in the past decade, a reflection of tobacco marketing efforts. 118. New data that the American economy was more vigorous than thought chilled the already depressed European stock and bond markets. 119. New economic data Tuesday suggested that the economy remained on solid footing in the July-to-September quarter. 120. New data from MIT says, nothing if they miss the first day of trading. |