...skittish about the jobs outlook and less likely to ring those cash registers," said Richard Yamarone, economist with Argus Research Corp. Americans' incomes, including wages, interest and government benefits, were flat in April - compared with...

...and are buying homes because they have the jobs and the money to do it," said Richard Yamarone, economist with Argus Research Corp. Yamarone and other economists believed a big factor in the rebound was November's better-than-normal weather...

...heavy discounts and incentives on automobiles, including free financing," said Richard Yamarone, economist with Argus Research Corp. April's increase in nonrevolving credit marked an about-face from March, when such borrowing fell at an annual...

...When you look at the underlying trend, the jobs picture is improving," said Richard Yamarone, economist at Argus Research Corp. Given the recent volatility in jobless claims because of the storm, economists were putting more stock in the...

...too strong, it is not too weak but somewhere in just the right category," said Richard Yamarone, economist at Argus Research Corp. On Wall Street, stocks moved higher. The Dow Jones industrials gained 44 points and the Nasdaq was up 2 points...

...a greater sense of prosperity, which has sent consumers out shopping," said Richard Yamarone, economist with Argus Research Corp. Consumers' appetite for borrowing in September was considerably stronger than the $8.8 billion increase seen...

...trillion economy: It is listless. "I think the economy is rudderless," said Richard Yamarone, economist at Argus Research Corp. Although he believes the economy will stay in a funk for much of 2003, most other analysts are hopeful the recovery...

...Currently, inflation is not yet flashing red but a lighter shade of yellow," said Richard Yamarone, economist with Argus Research Corp. In other economic news, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. trade deficit declined to $34.6...

...are definitely going higher. That is for sure. The minutes support that," said Richard Yamarone, economist at Argus Research Corp. Some economists believe the Fed's key interest rate, now at 3 percent, could climb to 4 percent by the end...

...on the production levers amid rising material prices and slumping orders," said Richard Yamarone, economist at Argus Research Corp. In April, price increases were fairly broad-based, covering a variety of categories. Rising energy costs...