61. Economists predict that Indonesia is headed for its first recession in twenty years. 62. Economists predicted France will follow next week. 63. Even so, most companies have ample cash to keep their businesses going and most economists predict the economy will continue to grow. 64. Even then, many economists predict that joblessness will remain high, as it did long after the brief recession on the watch of former President Bush. 65. For the second month in a row, the government reported Friday that the economy is creating more jobs than economists had predicted. 66. For the second month in a row, the government reported the economy is creating more jobs than economists had predicted. 67. Government economists predicted that the slowdown following the tax increase would last only a quarter -- and that sales would recover by July or August. 68. Government economists predicted that the slowdown following the tax increases would last only a quarter and that sales would recover this summer. 69. German business confidence, a closely watched indicator of future growth, declined more sharply in April than most economists had predicted. 70. Government economists had predicted that the slowdown following the tax increases would last only one quarter and that sales would recover during the summer. |