1.   Also, Fraser warned that wages growth remains the major threat to low inflation.

2.   Among signs that economic growth remains sluggish, home resales fell more than economists expected.

3.   Analysts said the Fed may continue to trim rates in the new year, assuming economic growth remains weak and spotty and the inflation threat continues to retreat.

4.   As South Korea and Taiwan become freer, their growth remains as high as that of Singapore and Indonesia.

5.   Better-than-expected earnings from Alaska Air Group Inc. and Hershey Foods Corp. reassured investors that profit growth remains strong even as economic growth moderates.

6.   Brady bond prices declined as U.S. Treasury bonds that back them fell on concern U.S. economic growth remains robust enough to fuel inflation.

7.   Bonds pared their losses as investors looked at the numbers more closely and concluded economic growth remains constrained.

8.   Additionally, economic growth remains subdued in Europe and Japan, crimping spending by companies and businesses.

9.   Additionally, economic growth remains subdued in Europe and Japan, crimping consumer and industrial spending.

10.   Both will have trouble keeping spending down, as unemployment continues at record levels and growth remains slow.