91.   Carl Palash, chief economist at MCM MoneyWatch in New York, said the market was definitely waiting on the Fed.

92.   Capital flows are also different, says David Hale, chief global economist of the Zurich Group, a financial services company.

93.   Carl Palash, chief economist at MCM MoneyWatch in New York, said he is concerned higher costs for other goods could follow.

94.   Carl Palash, chief economist at MCM Moneywatch, pointed to the soft final sales and balanced inventory in the GDP report.

95.   Carl Steidtmann, chief economist with Deloitte Research, said most retailers are planning for a less-than-robust holiday season.

96.   Central bank chief economist Otmar Issing and the president, Hans Tietmeyer, also will speak later today.

97.   By the time talks recessed Friday, Herman had received reports from her chief economist on several key concerns relating to UPS pensions wages, sources said.

98.   Chase said naming Lipsky chief economist and head of research is the first part of a major expansion of market and economic research worldwide.

99.   Chief economist David Orr of Wachovia Securities called the national figures a signal of a renewed downturn in manufacturing.

100.   Cheney, the chief economist at John Hancock Financial Services, argues that boosting confidence and sales today is a plus for the troubled economy.