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NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 16

On Thurs., The Dow Jones Closed Above The 12,000 Average Gas Prices Fell 3.5 Cents To $2.22 Per Gallon
Mark For The First Time. (“Home Run: Dow's First Close at Last Week. (EIA Website, www.eia.doe.gov, Accessed 10/2/06)
12000,” The Wall Street Journal, 10/20/06)
• Wholesale Prices Dropped 1.3 % In Sept. Due
For The Year (As Of Oct. 19th Close): To A 22.2% Decline In Gas Prices – The
• The Dow Is Up 12.1 Percent. Biggest 1 Month Drop On Record. (“Wholesale
• The Nasdaq Is Up 6.2 Percent. Prices And Industrial Production Both Decline,” The
• The S&P Is Up 9.5 Percent. (Yahoo Finance Associated Press, 10/17/06)
Website, http://finance.yahoo.com/, Accessed 10/20/06) Real Wages Grew 2.2 Percent Over The Past 12
Months. (U.S. Department Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Statistics,
“Real Earnings In September 2006,” Press Release, 10/18/06)

Consumer Prices Fell 0.5% In Sept. As Energy Prices


Saw Their Largest Drop In Almost A Year. (“Consumer
1st-Time Jobless Claims Fell By 10,000 To 299,000, Prices Fall, Core Inflation Grinds Higher,” MarketWatch, 10/18/06)
Their Lowest Level In 3 Months, While The 4-Week The Univ. Of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index
Average Fell By 5,750 To Their Lowest Since June. Rose To 92.3 In Oct., Its Highest Since July 2005.
(“Weekly Jobless Claims Fall To 299,000,” MarketWatch, 10/19/06) (“Consumers’ Sentiment Improves In October,” MarketWatch,
49 States Have Created Jobs Between Aug. 2005 And 10/13/06)
Aug. 2006 While 41 States Have Lower Unemployment The Chicago PMI, A Gauge Of The Economy In The
Rates Than They Did Last Year. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Chicago Region, Jumped To 62.1% Sept., The Highest
Press Release, 10/20/06) Level In A Year. (“Chicago Economy Strong In September Index,”
MarketWatch, 9/29/06)

New Construction Jumped 5.9% In Sept., The 1st


Increase In Housing Starts Since May. (“Housing Starts The Empire State Manufacturing Index Jumped To
Rebound In Sept.,” MarketWatch, 10/18/06)
22.9 In Sept. – The Highest Level Since June (Reading
• The National Association Of Home Builders Over 0 Indicate Expansion). (“New York Factories Going
Housing Market Index Rose To 31 In Oct., A Stronger In Early October,” MarketWatch, 10/16/06)
Sign The Market Is “Stabilizing.” (“Home-Builder Construction Spending Increased 0.3% In Aug. (“August
Sentiment Snaps Losing Streak,” MarketWatch, 10/18/06) Construction Spending Rises 0.3%,” MarketWatch, 10/2/06)

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