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07/16 Stocks tend to fall in 3Q of midterm election year Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock Our tight bond with the world Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Banking insecurities Dallas Morning News / Will Deener Banks increase exposure to buy-outs FT / David Wighton What Inflation Means For ... Time / Jyoti Thottam and Barbara Kiviat White House nearly killed Amtrak Philadelphia Inquirer / Chris Mondics Emerging debt to seesaw on Midest, US data, Fed Reuters / Walter Brandimarte Economists in survey don't want rates raised USA Today / Barbara Hagenbaugh and Barbara Hansen Bernanke: The wimp or the ogre? Reuters via CNN / Tim Ahmann As Bigger Piece of Economic Pie Shifts To Wealthiest, U.S. Deficit Heads Downward Wall Street Journal / Greg Ip and Deborah Soloman He Wants No Good Deed to Go Unpaid LA Times / Joel Havemann KS: Ready to trade up? What you get for a million dollars Wichita Eagle / Dan Voorhis How I found my house Allentown Morning Call / Beth W. Orenstein CA: Foreclosure financial help available Long Beach Press Telegram / Barbara Correa Energy, trade and a world out of kilter: it's grit, not glitz, at this year's G8 summit Independent / Hamish McRae Bernanke can't please everyone Marketwatch / Greg Robb The Possibility of a Recession Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin A house is not a piggy bank Marketwatch / Amy Hoak New deadline set for Doha FT / Daniel Dombey Bogus clicks on Web ads continue to rise AP via Beaufort Gazette / Michael Liedtke Companies bullish on buybacks St. Paul Pioneer Press / Sheryl Jean Is Fed tightrope leaning to hard fall? Chicago Tribune / James P. Miller The Fed can be trumped San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender Economists know too much and too little to be useful Northwest Indiana Times / Morton Marcus Treasury Note Yields Poised to Rise, Post Worst Returns Since 1999 Slump Bloomberg / Michael McDonald Leaps of faith on the economy Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel Prices Rise, Fed's Bernanke Testifies: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Carlos Torres Well-off with only $2 million Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns Fears of Dot-Com Crash, Version 2.0 LA Times / Chris Gaither and Dawn C. Chmielewski Underlying trends have lasting influence Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak IL: United lands in Chicago Chicago Tribune / Charles Sheehan CO: Homes' new wrinkle Denver Post / Ameera Butt CO: Foreclosing on the American dream Denver Post / David Olinger, Greg Griffin and Aldo Svaldi A Free Market Man for Mexico LA Times / Marla Dickerson If anyone can take a rate rise, the US consumer can Independent / Mark Tinker Find out if managers invest in their own funds Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Len Boselovic Janus’ surprise changes good for funds; investors Boston Herald / Chuck Jaffe Look Beyond Housing For Real-Estate Plays Wall Street Journal / Gregory Zuckerman The Race Savings Gap Washington Post / Michelle Singletary Is Ford Running on Empty? NY Times / Micheline Maynard In Russia, Putin, Bush Put On a Brave Face Washington Post / Peter Baker and Peter Finn Forget G-8, it's time we had a G-20 Toronto Star / David Crane Is It Deal Time Again in the Oil Patch? NY Times / Norm Alster UK: Revealed: how Gordon and the banks hoard Britain's 'dormant' billions Guardian - Observer / Nick Mathiason

07/17 Dragging Anchors Smartmoney.com / Igor Greenwald Being the biggest debtor is dangerous Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Economic Trends July 2006 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Mid-East "Oil Shock" Rattles Global Stock Markets, Energizes Gold SirChartsAlot via Safehaven / Gary Dorsch Property taxes emerge as election issue Stateline.org / Pamela M. Prah What’s Wrong with Fed Policy? National Review / Reuven Brenner & Martin Fridson The west folds before Putin's bluff $ FT / Philip Stephens The Short View: Only for those with strong stomachs $ FT / John Authers Heat wave will boost power use, strain utilities Reuters via MSNBC At least a broken trendline offers certainty Marketwatch / Tomi Kilgore Monday's commodities roundup AP via NJ Post Oil prices inch up after steep fall AP via NJ Post / Gillian Wong Reading the Fed's tea leaves Marketwatch / Greg Robb Car Loan Defaults Rise With Gas Prices NY Post / Paul Tharp US SWAPS - Yields edge higher with Treasuries Reuters CA: Sharp drop in home equity borrowing by area residents Sacramento Bee / Jim Wasserman Stocks End Mixed In Light Trade Investor’s Business Daily / Vincent Mao Wal-Mart pushes into urban areas Reuters via CNN Oil Prices Slide, Settle at $75 a Barrel AP via Chicago Tribune Military-related work becoming bigger business in mid-Michigan Lansing State Journal / Jeremy W. Steele Dow Average Rises on McDonald's Profit, Oil; Citigroup Declines Bloomberg / Hilary Johnson T-bills mixed in weekly auction; three-month bills rise to five-year high AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel Goldman's Conflicts of Interest Convulse Chicago Bloomberg / Eddie Baeb and Justin Baer Tipping Point? Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner Global Fault Lines Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach Gold falls as profit takers put brakes on FT / Neil Dennis Record Oil? Not Yet. Forbes / Paul Maidment US says gold revaluation not option in IMF funding Reuters / Gilbert Le Gras Federal Reserve Events Reuters Global Growth A Casualty Of War Forbes / Vahan Janjigian Germany: Cutting Corporate Taxes Morgan Stanley / Elga Bartsch Singapore: 2Q Momentum Came Off Slightly Morgan Stanley / Deyi Tan Treasurys slip on industrial output Marketwatch / Leslie Wines Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Federal Reserve Board July 2006 : Empire State Manufacturing Survey pdf Federal Reserve Bank of New York U.S. Industrial Production Rises More Than Forecast Bloomberg / Joe Richter More feeling underpaid Chicago Tribune / Barbara Rose Global Fears Weighing on Businesses LA Times / Molly Hennessy-Fiske Think rising rates won't affect you? Think again Chicago Sun Times / Terry Savage FASB Hoists Red Flags Higher for Taxman CFO.com / Helen Shaw Monday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard CO: Bankers leaning on real estate Denver Post / Will Shanley and Aldo Svaldi CA: For San Diego Real Estate, the Skies Are Not So Sunny LA Times / David Streitfeld Oil's record march stalls CNN / Steve Hargreaves Citigroup profit rises on trading, fees Reuters / Jonathan Stempel Dollar Rises to 3 Month-High Versus Yen as Investors Seek Haven Bloomberg / Min Zeng and Rodrigo Davies Fed, Like Sherlock, Asks Why the Dog Didn't Bark Bloomberg / John M. Berry Bernanke May Give Republican Lawmakers Bad Election-Year News Bloomberg / Rich Miller Mid-Year Budget Review Elicits Fact and Fiction Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Philly Going Competitive Bond Buyer / Adam L. Cataldo US Economy and Recession: Theory and Counter Theory Brookes News via Safehaven / Gerard Jackson Oil spike: a surmountable challenge? Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer Gold Rises in Asia Amid Escalating Violence in the Middle East Bloomberg / Tan Hwee Crude Oil Rises From Record Close on Conflict in Middle East Bloomberg / Angela Macdonald-Smith Length of mortgage lends reason to pay it off early Christian Science Monitor / Steve Dinnen FL: 'Affordability' our biggest concern St. Petersburg Times / James Thorner Why Market Failure Fails Lew Rockwell / Michael S. Rozeff Exodus Continues at Troubled Fannie Mae Washington Post / Annys Shin Study Finds Backdating of Options Widespread NY Times / Stephanie Saul Minimum wage, maximum politics Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis DC: Bike sales cycling higher Washington Times / Christine Simmons The one thing the G8 can do today Guardian / Larry Elliott

07/18 After the G8 $ The Economist Fed chief is battling breaking news Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino When the Boss Gets Option Grants, It's Time to Buy Bloomberg / Graef Crystal and Rick Green Back-to-school spending to soar this year Reuters via MSNBC Wagoner has 'no intention' of ceding GM post Reuters via MSNBC Covering Its Assets Smartmoney.com / Will Swarts '06 Fuel Economy Unchanged From Decade Ago, EPA Says LA Times Economists have mixed reactions to rise in wholesale prices USA Today / Barbara Hagenbaugh Retail analysts expect pinched consumers to get stingy USA Today / Mindy Fetterman Bernanke wants flexibility, but CPI might take it away Reuters / Greg Robb TBMA Submits Comment Letter to SEC Regarding NASD's Rule Change on Gifts and Business Entertainment Policy pdf Bond Market Association US mortgage bonds end flat after strong PPI data Reuters / Julie Haviv Bernanke may square gap in futures vs bond yields Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa Gold sees another big profit-taking loss AP via NJ Post Wake-up call to U.S. on oil? Chicago Tribune / William Neikirk Strong PPI, fading safe-haven buying dent Treasuries Reuters / John Parry Good Shit Slate / John Dickerson Today in Washington - July 19 Reuters Corporate Cash Balances and Economic Activity Federal Reserve Board / Kevin M. Warsh Stocks Edge Higher In Whipsaw Trade Investor’s Business Daily / Vincent Mao Baby Boomers a Fraud Target LA Times / Jonathan Peterson No joy for Yahoo CNN / Paul R. La Monica Yahoo 2nd-Qtr Profit Falls as Sales Miss Estimates Bloomberg / Jonathan Thaw IBM's 2Q profit jumps 11 percent AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Brian Bergstein ABC/WashPost US Consumer Comfort Index up to -9 Reuters Which way will Bernanke go? FT / John Authers Would a Fed rate hike hurt the GOP? CNBC / Kudlow and Company San Fran Fed sees 3-month inflation receding soon Reuters FL: County foreclosure rate doubles U.S. average Palm Beach Post / Linda Rawls FL: 53 percent rate hike approved for State Farm Florida Palm Beach Post / Stephanie Horvath Washington Needs To Get Tough On Oil, Economy NY Post / John Crudele Big Oil's pain CNN / Steve Hargreaves The Buttonwood column: The return of risk $ The Economist U.S. housing index at lowest since 1991-NAHB Reuters Tuesday's Metal Prices AP via Houston Chronicle Tuesday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post Fresh shake-up at Goldman FT / Peter Thal Larsen EchoStar buyout weighed Denver Post / Kimberly S. Johnson Texas hold-em $ The Economist CO: Weld foreclosure rate state's highest Denver Post / Aldo Svaldi CA: Orange County foreclosures rise sharply Orange County Register / Jeff Collins Bernanke Push for Unity Complicated by Regional Fed Presidents Bloomberg / Vivien Lou Chen and Steve Matthews Chinese overheating $ FT / Lex Regional Highlights pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia U.S. companies cutting cash hoards-Fed's Warsh Reuters Federal Reserve Events Reuters Merrill 2nd-Qtr Profit Rises, Led by Equity Trading Bloomberg / Bradley Keoun Big Week In Bank Profits Forbes / Liz Moyer U.S. Treasuries Decline After Report Shows Quicker Inflation Bloomberg / Michael McDonald and Elizabeth Stanton Stocks bounce on earnings CNN Tuesday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Logistics Costs Soar Forbes / Robert Malone U.S. chain store sales rise in latest week Reuters US producer prices up 0.5% Reuters via FT Nymex plans initial public offering of $250 million Bloomberg via Journal News / Geoffrey Smith and Stephen Voss The Inflation Tax Lew Rockwell / Ron Paul Rule of (International) Law Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer Greenspan Declassifies Secret Codes for Bernanke Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Fuss Over Money Funds Means Rates Must Be Peaking Bloomberg / Chet Currier Yen Advances on Speculation of Faster Chinese Economic Growth Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto and Ron Harui Trade success hinges on G-8 Washington Times / Jeffrey Sparshott China's Economy Grows Most in a Decade, Fueled by Investment Bloomberg / Nipa Piboontanasawat Bunge, Borders Look Good on Price-to-Sales Ratio Bloomberg / John Dorfman

07/19 Street owes turnaround to Fed chief Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Joint Statement by the BMA & MFA on Improving Industry Practices for Credit Derivatives Transactions Bond Market Association The Hell-in-a-Handbasket Index Slate / Daniel Gross USA for Sale (Part 2) Whisky and Gunpowder via Daily Reckoning / Mike Shedlock Think rising rates won't affect you? Think again Chicago Sun Times via Fiend’s SuperBear Page / Terry Savage Economic Review Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Bernankes More Difficult Dilemma Is Not the One He Stated Today Econotech via Safehaven Slowing economy should moderate inflation, Bernanke says McClatchy / Kevin G. Hall What did Bernanke really mean? $ FT / John Authers Dollar Drops Back as Bernanke Looks Forward Forex News via Safehaven / Ashraf Laidi Crude oil prices rise to $73.05 a barrel AP via St. Petersburg Times / Tanalee Smith NV: Neighbors claim they're being pressured to sell Las Vegas Sun / Dan Kulin Treasury repeats call for Fannie, Freddie restrictions Marketwatch / Robert Schroeder Saying no to stem-cell research $ The Economist Nasdaq's new tier system confuses investors, but means little Marketwatch / Chuck Jaffe Attack Of The Real Estate Rip-Offs Forbes / Tom Van Riper and Steve Perlis CA: Home Sales Fall Again; Prices Rise La Times / Annette Haddad Bernanke Expects Economy To Grow Without Inflation Investor’s Business Daily / Kirk Shinkle Bernanke: Interest Rate Hikes May Be Over AP via Newsday / Martin Crutsinger A Tale of Tails: An Empirical Analysis of Loss Distribution Models for Estimating Operational Risk Capital Federal Reserve Bank of Boston / Kabir Dutta and Jason Perry Mellon profits surge Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Thomas Olson US SWAPS - Most spreads tighten after Bernanke Reuters Treasurys up as Bernanke hints at pause Dow Jones via Houston Chronicle / Michael Mackenzie Stocks, Bonds Rally on Bernanke's Remarks AP via Forbes / Ellen Simon Dow retakes 11,000 CNN / Alexandra Twin US stocks rally after Bernanke's inflation talk Reuters / Vivianne Rodriguez Coin and currency issues Federal Reserve Board / Louise L. Roseman Bernanke's inflation warning makes investors giddy Globe and Mail / Barrie Mckenna Fed chief sees heightened inflation risks FT / Krishna Guha Bernanke Paints a Mixed Inflationary Picture South Florida Sun Sentinel / Joel Havemann and Jesus Sanchez Cooling economy may chill inflation CNN / Grace Wong Fed forecasts slower growth, higher inflation Marketwatch / Gregg Robb Bernanke Says Fed Wary of Pushing Rates Too High Bloomberg / Craig Torres US Fed warns of inflation risks BBC News Federal Open Market Committee meeting dates Reuters Mortgage Application Volume Declines in Latest Survey Mortgage Banker’s Association Florida, U.S. see improvement in home foreclosures in June South Florida Sun Sentinel / Jerry W. Jackson US home loan demand fell despite drop in rates Reuters / Julie Haviv Growth Fund of America Gets Too Big, Morningstar Says Bloomberg / Matthew Keenan and Danielle Kost U.S. Treasuries Gain After Bernanke Says `Moderation' Under Way Bloomberg / Michael McDonald Muniland Seeks Experienced Communication Coaches Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Moody's to Change Downgrade Process CFO.com / Stephen Taub Stocks rally after Bernanke comments Reuters Wednesday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Automakers continue to struggle Detroit Free Press / Joe Guy Collier Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke Monetary Report to Congress pdf Federal Reserve Board Bernanke Says Fed Must Be Mindful of Past Increases Bloomberg / Craig Torres Fed chief: Economy may moderate inflation AP via Seattle Times / Jeannine Aversa Federal Reserve Events Reuters Fed Governor: Sarbox Spurs Cash Jitters CFO.com / Stephen Taub Middle managers are now highly sought Dallas Morning News / Cheryl Hall U.S. Economy: Consumer Prices Increase, Housing Starts Fall Bloomberg / Joe Richter and Courtney Schlisserman JPMorgan profit triples to $3.5bn $ FT / Daniel Pimlott Senator Bond Trades on `Mad Money' Tips, Prompts Ethics Queries Bloomberg / Kristin Jensen and Jeff St. Onge Eurozone trade gap widens on energy Reuters via FT Bernanke Will Try to Send Clearer Message to Markets Washington Post / Nell Henderson Bernanke, Fed May Find Inflation Has Unexpected Staying Power Bloomberg / Scott Lanman and Millie Munshi Mrs. Murphy, inflation detective Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull The Long Tail is Wagging the Dog Tech Central Station / Glenn Harlan Reynolds Consumer Prices in U.S. Probably Increased 0.2% Last Month Bloomberg / Joe Richter Chasing performance Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Oil Prices Rise Near $74 in Asian Trading AP via Allentown Morning Call / Gillian Wong Upset About Death of Fed Watching? Come to Asia Bloomberg / William Pesek UK: Rate rise expected as energy costs start to power inflation Guardian / Larry Elliott China's Central Bank May Increase Rates This Quarter Bloomberg / Nipa Piboontanasawat

07/20 Hedge funds rake in big bucks CNN / Amanda Cantrell Looking forward to the easing cycle Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino The FOMC Is Forecasting Below Potential Economic Growth Northern Trust / Paul Kasriel Bernanke's Transient Hopes Merk via Safehaven / Axel Merk Bernanke Hints Again Daily Reckoning / Chuck Butler Foreign Direct Investment: Under Assault National Review / Stuart Anderson Numbers on who has the most oil are slippery Dallas Morning News / Jim Landers Gold, platinum pressured by profit-takin AP via Beaufort Gazette Urgent Message to Gold, Silver, Oil, and Commodity Traders Whisky and Gunpowder via Daily Reckoning / Mike Shedlock Rates on 30-year mortgages edge up to highest since spring 2002 AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Martin Crutsinger US mortgage rates unchanged on Thursday – BestInfo Reuters CA: Apartment rents climb steadily Orange County Register / Jeff Collins Microsoft jumps on buyback plan CNN / Amanda Cantrell Microsoft Profit Falls; $40 Bln Share Buyback Planned Bloomberg / Dina Bass AMD misses; shares sink CNN / Jessica Said Google: The anti-Yahoo CNN / Paul R. La Monica Dates from hell The Economist Israel: A calculation of conflict The Economist Southwest reaps record profits Arizona Republic / Dawn Gilbertson Tentative FOMC schedule for 2007 – June 28-29 Federal Reserve Board Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee Federal Reserve Board Chicago Fed Letter August 2006 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago New England Economic Indicators Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Fed may pause, but is not done: analysts Marketwatch / Greg Robb Fed Minutes Show `Uncertainty' About Future Policy Bloomberg / Scott Lanman Bernanke: Energy prices a double whammy AP via MSNBC Fed unsure at June meeting about next step, if any Reuters / Mark Felsenthal Making sense of Bernanke $ The Economist Fed chief says housing slowdown appears 'orderly' AP via Houston Chronicle Price of cereal-based products could soar $ FT / Kevin Morrison Speeches & Testimony FDIC / Sheila C. Bair Japan: Time to arise from the great slump The Economist The Cambrian age of economics The Economist Treasuries rise after weaker Philly survey Reuters Business Outlook Survey Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Fed's Bernanke: important to align costs of regulation Reuters Fed's Bernanke said possible to overtighten Reuters Federal Reserve Events Reuters Fed chief: Housing market may land safely AP via The State / Jeannine Aversa Thursday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post Mortgage rates return to 4-year high CNN Housing chill less severe in Midwest Chicago Tribune via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Sharon Stangenes CA: Rent Increases in State Outpace Much of the West LATimes / Annette Haddad U.S. Economy: Leading Indicators Index Rose 0.1% Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra Jobless claims decline AP via Houston Chronicle / Martin Crutsinger Reluctantly Adjusting to Oil Cost NY Times / Louis Uchitelle Institutions Looking For Lower Stock Prices Forbes / Peter Way Nasdaq 2Q profit rises 42 percent AP via Houston Chronicle / Michael J. Martinez Wachovia's Net Rises on Acquisitions, Investment Bank Bloomberg / Will Edwards Intel weighs techs CNN / Grace Wong Thursday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Only Yahoos would buy Yahoo? CNN / Paul R. La Monica Ford posts loss as financial arm dips $ FT / Bernard Simon Ford Reports $123 Million 2Q Loss AP via Forbes / Tom Krisher Bernanke Is Cautious; He Isn't Soft on Inflation Bloomberg / John M. Berry Market Lives for Today, Bernanke Eyes Tomorrow Bloomberg / Caroline Baum The Fed walks tightrope on interest rates Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull Bernanke Signals Possible Rate Pause, Leaving Room for Maneuver Bloomberg / Scott Lanman Bernanke comments give major boost to market Washington Times / Patrice Hill UK: Why the US productivity boom is far from over – and how the UK fits in Independent / Hamish McRae More corporate giants uncloak stellar profits Toronto Star / Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yew How Would Hedge Funds Behave in a Crisis? Wall Street Journal via Marketwatch / David Wessel Piper staff exodus could be costly St. Paul Pioneer Press MI: Decline in new homes worst since '91 recession Detroit News / Sofia Kosmetatos Granting Options to Take Advantage of Good News Bloomberg / Graef Crystal Heat wave, drought hit US farmers hard Christian Science Monitor / Amanda Paulson Minnesota: Where job creation is above average Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mark Brunswick Mich. unemployment rises Detroit News / Louis Aguilar Compromising on Past-Due Taxes Washington Post / Michelle Singletary Imperial Paper Lew Rockwell / Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. A move to lift the veil on US spending Christian Science Monitor / Gail Russell Chaddock Bush's Poverty Talk Is Now All but Silent Washington Post / Michael A. Fletcher UK: Inflation risks remain, but there are powerful reasons for the Bank not to move right now Independent / Jeremy Warner Why India Has Taken to Sexing Up Export Growth Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee Fed Chief Optimistic on Inflation NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

07/21 Slower Growth will not Contain Inflation Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Peter Schiff Bill Ford Gets Advice: Improve Cars, Maybe Go Private Bloomberg / Brian K. Sullivan and Bill Koenig Credible Inflation Data (for a change) Bullion Vault via Safehaven / Paul Tustain U.S. business loans fell $5.9 bln in latest week- Fed Reuters Nice Work If You Can Get It Investor’s Business Daily / James Detar Wall St Week Ahead: Earnings and Mideast to keep stocks on edge Reuters / Emily Chasan US mortgage bonds tighten 3rd day on Fed outlook Reuters / Julie Haviv Markets see Fed pause, only one more hike this year Marketwatch / Greg Robb What's the Message in Retail Employment? Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner and Ted Wieseman China's Control Problem Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach US Yield Premium to Delay Cyclical Dollar Correction Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen and Charles St-Arnaud The Global Business Cycle and Currencies Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen and Luca Bindelli Dow, Nasdaq fall in midafternoon trading AP via The State / Michael J. Martinez Tech investors accentuate the negative CNN / Amanda Cantrell Bernanke's fluid inflation tone bemuses Wall St Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa U.S. economy needs business buying burst AP via NJ Post Friday's Metal Prices AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Oil price separates itself from troubled waters of the Middle East $ FT / Chris Brown-Humes Oil holds above $74 Reuters via CNN SEC Wants Mack Forbes / Liz Moyer Treasurys tread water after busy week AP via NJ Post / Michael S. Derby Colorado employment sets new record Denver Post / Aldo Svaldi U.S Treasuries edge up, 10-yr notes eye 5 pct Reuters / Lucia Mutikani Dell sinks 13% after warning CNN Techs hexed CNN Friday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard