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2006 Columns

12/19/05
The week ahead

12/16/05
Another flirtation with 11,000

12/15/05
Behind inflation plunge is gas price drop

12/14/05
Watch these numbers

12/13/05
So, what did Greenspan say?

12/13/05
Put a bow on retail sales

12/12/05
The week ahead

12/9/05
Holiday mood hits consumers

12/8/05
Housing forecast is a downer

12/7/05
A pink slip in the stocking

12/6/05
Workers continue to step up to the plate

12/5/05
The week ahead

12/2/05
Job gains and Goldilocks

12/1/05
A shift in Europe's prospects

11/30/05
Bullish reports on growth

11/29/05
A solid start for holiday sales

11/28/05
The week ahead

11/23/05
Don't stop job hunting

11/22/05
Is a stock surge in sight?

11/21/05
The week ahead

11/18/05
Let the shopping begin

11/17/05
A slump in housing starts

11/16/05
An inflation honeymoon for Bernanke

11/15/05
What inflation?

11/14/05
The week ahead

11/11/05
Stocks rise as oil ebbs

11/10/05
Betting on home prices

11/9/05
New hope for job seekers

11/8/05
The bell tolls for Toll

11/7/05
The week ahead

11/4/05
Job news: good and bad

11/3/05
Christmas stockings: Half full, half empty

11/2/05
A better climate for employees

11/1/05
The Fed nudges interest rates higher again

11/1/05
Dell casts a pall over earnings season

10/31/05
The week ahead

10/28/05
The economy powers through the storms

10/27/05
Bubble springs a leak

10/26/05
Bernanke and bumpy bonds

10/25/05
Bernanke's latest take on inflation

10/24/05
The week ahead

10/21/05
Gaga over Google

10/20/05
Will the Fed go too far?

10/19/05
A yearning for earnings

10/18/05
Inflation alarm bells

10/17/05
The week ahead

10/14/05
Inflation soars–or does it?

10/13/05
Mortgage rate tops 6 percent

10/12/05
The leaders are lagging

10/11/05
A wintry chill over the markets

10/10/05
The week ahead

10/7/05
Modest job losses stoke stocks

10/6/05
Market rallies on lower oil prices

10/5/05
Job losses not severe

10/4/05
Manufacturing shows its muscle

10/3/05
The week ahead

9/30/05
Drop in spending irks market

9/29/05
Private economists downplay Katrina

9/28/05
Investors nervous about holiday spending

9/27/05
Economic ripples in Katrina's wake

9/26/05
The energy storm's not over yet

9/26/05
The week ahead

9/23/05
Predicting Rita's effect on energy

9/22/05
Can the economy take a Cat 4 hurricane?

9/20/05
Fed thinks Katrina effect is minimal

9/19/05
The week ahead

9/16/05
Economists: energy is biggest worry

9/15/05
Katrina boosts jobless claims

9/14/05
Demystifying retail sales

9/13/05
Wholesale prices stable

9/12/05
The week ahead

9/8/05
Katrina confounds inflation watchers

9/7/05
Katrina crimps spending

9/6/05
Wall Street exhales

9/5/05
The week ahead

9/2/05
Another storm surge: The unemployed

9/1/05
Bond traders: Economy will slow

8/31/05
More GDP but higher gas prices

8/30/05
In storm's wake, $3-a-gallon gas?

8/29/05
The week ahead

8/26/05
Greenspan's tenure: From bust to bust?

8/25/05
Expect rates to follow oil upward

8/24/05
More real-estate rumblings

8/23/05
Housing: Beginning of the end?

8/22/05
The week ahead

8/19/05
The chase for China.com

8/17/05
No vacation for inflation

8/16/05
Gas prices prove a drag on retailers

8/15/05
The week ahead

8/12/05
Markets hit an oil slick

8/11/05
Cautious back-to-school spending

8/10/05
The market is showing its resiliency

8/9/05
Fed hikes interest rates

8/8/05
The week ahead

8/5/05
Dark clouds surround cheery jobs report

8/4/05
China empty-handed–this time

8/3/05
The long bond is back

8/2/05
Bad news on savings

8/1/05
The week ahead

7/29/05
Chugging along

7/28/05
Is housing cooling off?

7/27/05
A sign from the job market?

7/26/05
Earnings bonanza

7/25/05
The week ahead

7/22/05
Chinese currency shift

7/20/05
Tech trimming

7/19/05
Tech takes off

7/18/05
The week ahead

7/15/05
The power of a penny

7/14/05
Forecast for stocks: Blue skies

7/13/05
Ebbers's golden years–behind bars

7/12/05
Dennis menaces drivers

7/11/05
The week ahead

7/8/05
The slow pace of jobs

7/7/05
The message of the market: Don't panic

7/6/05
Still wielding the ax

7/5/05
A good start to the quarter

7/4/05
The week ahead

6/30/05
Happy Anniversary!

6/29/05
Slowdown, what slowdown?

6/28/05
Confident consumers

6/27/05
The week ahead

6/24/05
Tit for tat on Wall Street

6/23/05
China makes a bold business move

6/22/05
Auto woes multiply

6/21/05
Oil surges again

6/20/05
The week ahead

6/17/05
The market shrugs off some worrisome news

6/16/05
Tapped out

6/15/05
Oil prices dampen inflation news

6/14/05
Slow goes inflation

6/13/05
The week ahead

6/10/05
A chipper Intel

6/9/05
A slowdown ahead?

6/8/05
Taking stock

6/7/05
Workers to pay for GM's mistakes

6/6/05
The week ahead

6/3/05
Confusing signs on the economy

6/2/05
Whispers in the wind

6/1/05
Illogical exuberance

5/30/05
The week ahead

5/27/05
Confusion on Wall Street

5/26/05
Second thoughts on the economy

5/25/05
Oil strikes again

5/24/05
The still hot housing market

5/23/05
The week ahead

5/20/05
Maytag gets an extended warranty

5/19/05
A Wal-Mart wake-up?

5/18/05
Inflation check

5/17/05
The housing boom continues while the economy slows

5/16/05
The week ahead

5/13/05
Storm clouds gathering?

5/12/05
Hitting the malls

5/11/05
Not so hungry for IPOs

5/10/05
Behind the merger talk

5/9/05
The week ahead

5/6/05
A jobs surprise–a good one

5/5/05
Shoppers haven't quit yet

5/4/05
Rally round GM

5/3/05
The Fed follows the script

5/2/05
The week ahead

4/29/05
Bush's big gamble

4/28/05
Economy slows as prices rise

4/27/05
Not so durable

4/26/05
Some softness in housing

4/25/05
The week ahead

4/22/05
No second wind

4/20/05
The inflation guessing-game

4/19/05
Battle of the bears

4/18/05
The week ahead

4/15/05
Tax time

4/14/05
Sagging stocks

4/13/05
The ouch of gas prices

4/12/05
Swamped by oil

4/11/05
The week ahead

4/8/05
A growing CEO exodus

4/7/05
The drug sector takes another hit

4/6/05
The oil barometer

4/5/05
A lighter layoff picture

4/4/05
The week ahead

4/1/05
What happened to all the jobs?

3/30/05
The economy keeps on chuggin' but...

3/29/05
A better match

3/28/05
The week ahead

3/25/05
Not such a good Friday on Wall Street

3/24/05
A five-year recap

3/23/05
The Fed called it

3/22/05
Fed raises rates again

3/21/05
The week ahead

3/17/05
No stopping oil's price rise

3/16/05
Ebbers: Guilty on all counts

3/12/05
The Week Ahead

3/11/05
The Forbes richest

3/10/05
An anniversary to remember

3/9/05
Higher oil prices pinch business

3/8/05
The numbers game

3/5/05
The week ahead

3/4/05
Jobless no more

3/3/05
Selling like hotcakes

3/2/05
Dealing out job cuts

3/1/05
A last gasp for the department store?

2/28/05
The week ahead

2/25/05
Picking up the pace

2/23/05
Price check

2/22/05
Oil prices trend up--again

2/21/05
The week ahead

2/18/05
Inflation jitters

2/17/05
Positive news on the job front

2/14/05
The week ahead

2/11/05
Carly wasn't the only one

2/10/05
Warning signal

2/9/05
Bye-bye, Carly

2/8/05
Budget math

2/7/05
The week ahead

2/4/05
A middling jobs report

2/3/05
State of Social Security reform

2/2/05
The Fed's balancing act

2/1/05
As January goes...

1/24/05
The week ahead

1/21/05
Consumers on the run

1/20/05
The department store shuffle

1/19/05
Rays of hope on the job front

1/17/05
The week ahead

1/12/05
Too much bubbly at home?

1/11/05
Waiting for Intel

1/10/05
The week ahead

1/7/05
Jobs growing gradually

1/6/05
The five-day acid test

1/5/05
Job cuts still in vogue

1/4/05
A solid start

1/3/05
The week ahead