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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (64740)	3/22/2007 11:29:32 AM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Leading indicators fall 0.5%, signaling choppy growth WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The economy is likely to grow at a moderate but "choppy" pace in the coming months, the Conference Board said Thursday upon the release of the index of leading economic indicators. The index fell 0.5% in February, close to the 0.4% drop expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. Four of the 10 indicators increased in February. The index is up 0.2% in the past six months. "The housing and manufacturing sectors are clearly going through a correction, but the consumer sector appears to be holding up," said Ken Goldstein, labor economist for the private research organization, in a press release. "That mix should generate moderate but choppy growth ahead." marketwatch.com

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (64740)	3/22/2007 8:51:26 PM
From: NOW	Respond to of 116555

" Innovation has brought about a multitude of new products, such as subprime loans and niche credit programs for immigrants... With these advances in technology, lenders have taken advantage of credit scoring models and other techniques for efficiently extending credit to a broader spectrum of consumers... Where once more marginal applicants would simply have been denied credit, lenders are now able to quite efficiently judge the risk posed by individual applicants and to price that risk appropriately. These improvements have led to rapid growth in subprime mortgage lending... fostering constructive innovation that is both responsive to market demand and beneficial to consumers." Alan Greenspan, April 2005