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August 10, 2004 What the Fed May Consider at Tuesday Meeting The Federal Reserve will likely push ahead with an increase in borrowing costs when it meets to set interest rates today, despite signs of

August 9, 2004 Adelphia Holds Talks Involving Possible Bidders Adelphia Communications Corp. said on Friday it has held preliminary talks with potential bidders and hopes to complete the discussions

August 6, 2004 Suit Accuses Halliburton of Fraud in Accounting Four former finance employees at the Halliburton Company contend that high-level and systemic accounting fraud occurred at the company

August 5, 2004 Fed Expected to Raise Rates on Tuesday Despite a lull in economic growth and anxiety about the effect of high oil prices on spending, the Federal Reserve is expected to continue its

August 4, 2004 Frist Pans Daschle's Compromise On Asbestos Legislation Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is warning that elements of Minority Leader Tom Daschle's (D-S.D.) most recent

August 3, 2004 Consumer Spending Dives Sharply in June Consumer spending took a much deeper dive than expected in June as shoppers cut back on purchases of expensive items like autos amid slowing

August 2, 2004 Recent Layoff Rate Was Highest Since Early 1980s Layoffs occurred at the second-fastest rate on record during the first three years of the Bush administration, a government report has

July 30, 2004 Economic Growth Weaker Than Expected The U.S. economy braked more sharply than expected in the second quarter as shoppers curbed their free-spending ways amid a sharp advance in energy

July 29, 2004 I.R.S. Says Americans’ Income Shrank for 2 Consecutive Years The overall income Americans reported to the government shrank for two consecutive years after the Internet stock market

July 28, 2004 U.S. Company Profits Grow, But Concerns Remain Earnings keep growing for some of the biggest U.S. companies, even as analysts worry about the second half of the year and that results