41. Government reports gave mixed signals on whether the economy might be growing fast enough to accelerate inflation. 42. Half-year earnings reports gave investors another sign the economy may be slowing. 43. He said investors expect the U.S. Initial Jobless Claims report Thursday will give a strong signal on the direction the economy is likely to take. 44. He said news reports gave him his first confirmation that he had been cleared. 45. He said the Amnesty report had even given him ideas for the show. 46. If increasingly accurate weather reports give consumers more time to panic, they also give stores a chance to prepare. 47. Investors say they are delaying committing their money until September when the mid-year earnings reports will give them a clearer view of the health of corporate profits. 48. Japanese bonds pared gains to trade little changed after a government report gave a brighter outlook for the economy. 49. New economic reports gave reason to believe the series of rate cuts is done or soon will be. 50. Other reports gave higher figures. |