81.   Borrowing by U.S. consumers rose at a slower-than-expected pace in October reversing a decline from a month earlier, Federal Reserve figures showed today.

82.   Both figures show improvement.

83.   A negative figure shows more companies are pessimistic about the economy than are optimistic.

84.   A record soybean crop in Brazil will offset strong demand from China and record use of soybeans in the U.S., USDA figures showed.

85.   A slowdown in both output and the number of hours worked caused the overall slowing in productivity, Labor Department figures showed.

86.   Aaron Goldberg, executive vice president of industry research firm Computer Intelligence, says his figures show that sales of PCs to households and businesses remain brisk.

87.   Additionally, Commerce Department figures showed business inventories rose in August while sales slipped.

88.   After a closer look at he data, however, it turned out that the figures showed a similar drop in participation among men.

89.   Additionally, Labor Department figures showed today that first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in a month.

90.   Additionally, sales of previously owned homes dropped for the third consecutive month during August, industry figures showed Wednesday.