...8 percent. "Consumers are 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...

...consumers are feeling confident 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...

...fourth consecutive month that the pace of layoffs slowed. "This tide is turning," said Argus Research economist Richard Yamarone. "We expect this trend of slower job loss to continue throughout the year." Still, the increase in the nation's...

...Consumers couldn't ignore the 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...

...last week. "We're getting there. 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...

...Goldilocks economy, meaning it is not 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...

...publishing, janitorial and building maintenance, and even waste management. "The economy is in a free fall," said Richard Yamarone of Argus Research. "It is as if someone flicked off the switch on hiring." The few fields spared included education...

...system. But others are skeptical. "You can bring the horse to water, but you can't make him drink," said Richard Yamarone, an economist at Argus Research. "The panic has so intensified that no matter what the Fed or Treasury throws...

...they sharpen their financial skills, experts said. "It's not a subject that anyone can afford to fail," said Richard Yamarone, economist at Argus Research. --- On the Net: Federal Reserve: http://www.federalreserve.gov/ Jump...

...through much of this year. "Rates 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...