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To: American Spirit who wrote (9842)2/3/2004 7:58:14 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 10965
 
there is bad news on the economic front today.

First the Cisco numbers,

The "majority of our customers are cautiously optimistic but more conservative on capex and hiring than you would expect at this stage of the recovery," Chambers said Tuesday.
thestreet.com

Challenger Gray and Christmas say Jan was bad for employment vs. December (and december was a disaster):

Corporations Lay Off 117,556 in January

NEW YORK - U.S. corporations announced 117,556 layoffs in January, up 26 percent from December, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Tuesday.

story.news.yahoo.com