1.   A better-than-expected reading could give the dollar a boost, while a report showing a surging deficit could keep the dollar from further gains.

2.   A stronger-than-expected reading would give the Fed more reason to raise bank lending rates to keep inflation in check.

3.   Higher-than-expected readings would give the Federal Reserve more cause to raise bank lending rates to keep inflation at bay.

4.   Higher-than-expected readings could give the Fed more reason to raise interest rates to keep inflation from springing up.

5.   Higher-than-expected readings would give the Federal Reserve more reason to raise bank lending rates to keep inflation at bay.

6.   Jones also allowed as how his recent reading has given him a standard to shoot for with his novel.

7.   Chinese psychiatrists claim that palm reading has given them another tool in the frequently hazy diagnosis of schizophrenia, Xinhua reported Wednesday.