11.   Capiel has seen for-profit businesses invest in the Internet for a few years now.

12.   Consumers were spending, businesses were investing, exports were expanding, and retailers were restocking depleted inventories.

13.   Consumers are still spending apace, business is investing and the housing market is bubbling.

14.   Daschle said he was willing to give Republicans most of what they wanted in terms of tax incentives for businesses to invest in new factories and equipment.

15.   Equally troubling, businesses invested money in new buildings and equipment at a slower pace.

16.   For the past year or so, business have invested heavily in building structures, Brown said.

17.   For the past year or so, business have invested heavily in structures, Brown said.

18.   In the past, businesses primarily invested in the tangible means of production, things like buildings and machines.

19.   Lower rates make it cheaper for businesses to invest in factories and machinery and for consumers to purchase big-ticket goods like homes and automobiles.

20.   Moreover, recent increases in interest rates make it more expensive for businesses to invest in plant and equipment, curbing demand.