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BusinessWeek March 12, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Inventory Swings Are Whipsawing The Economy The ebb and flow of business inventories has the potential to generate some ups and downs this year that could greatly affect perceptions of the economy's strength.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 James C. Cooper	Labor Is Keeping The Economy In Fighting Trim The job market looks healthy enough to power a strong second half.
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Temporary Reprieve for Manufacturing Fatter order books are postponing the pain of long-term structural change.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 James C. Cooper	Business Slowdown? Don't Count On It With profits strong and inventories down, capital spending should rally.
BusinessWeek July 16, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: A Resurgent Asia Will Lead the Global Recovery Robust exports to China and other emerging markets will help stabilize the U.S. economy, but U.S. demand will be too weak to offer its traditional support to world growth.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.:Strong Demand Is Firing Up U.S. Factories After running lean, manufacturers are gearing up to fill orders and build inventories. But not all of this demand strength will show up in the growth of real GDP.
BusinessWeek September 4, 2006 James C. Cooper	Housing: The Roof Won't Collapse On The U.S. Economy As builders adjust their inventories, other sectors will offer plenty of support.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Manufacturing Looks A Lot Healthier This Year Production is up -- but industry's long-term problems haven't gone away.
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Business Takes A Turn At Powering The Recovery It's fueling growth by buying new equipment and rebuilding inventories.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: A Second-Half Recovery Could Be Fleeting Output may rise to slow inventory depletion, but gains won't be sustainable without stronger consumer spending. Trouble is, job markets remain weak.
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: That Spring Slowdown? Just a Bad Dream After faltering in the second quarter, growth is rebounding nicely and inflation is cooling. Moreover, upward revisions to several key data in the second quarter suggest it's slowdown was not as sharp as first thought.
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: An Economy With Two Engines Firing Consumers and businesses are working in tandem to bolster economic growth in America.
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Virtuous Cycle Is Finally Kicking In As the recovery takes hold, GDP growth may hit levels not seen since 2000.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Stop Thinking Rate Cut, Start Thinking Rate Hike With economic growth rebounding, it's time to revise expectations.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Hopes For The New Year Aren't Just Sentimental One bit of evidence: The long-awaited rebound in manufacturing.
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 James Mehring	Manufacturing: What's Piled Up Must Come Down The U.S. economic slowdown has left manufacturers with stockpiles of unwanted inventory. These excesses mean the current stretch of tepid industrial activity will run a bit longer. But prospects for the new year look much better.
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Consumers Aren't Sweating The Housing Slump Yet The debate over the direction of the economy and Federal Reserve policy in the coming year boils down to one basic question: Will the housing slump drag down consumer spending and the economy?
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 James C. Cooper	Why Consumer Spending Has Staying Power It looks like households are going to hit a couple of speed bumps this quarter: Surging prices for food and fuels promise to put the squeeze on purchasing power.
BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 James Mehring	Inventories: Time To Restock The Warehouses If demand holds up, the economy should get a boost as companies allow inventory growth to keep pace with demand.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Picking Up The Slack From Housing Capital spending should contribute strongly to second-half growth.
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Yawning Trade Gap Could Swallow the Recovery Stronger demand will lift imports as weakness abroad pummels exports
BusinessWeek December 25, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Count On Consumers To Keep Spending Expect a more moderate pace as job growth and wealth gains slow.
BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 James C. Cooper	Stock Investors Seem To Hold The Winning Hand Data suggest a soft landing, not the recession the bond bulls fear.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Businesses are Betting on a Happy New Year Companies feel better about the future and are ready to expand. They seem to like what they see -- especially the rebound in consumer spending and the lower dollar, which will provide a boost to exports and profits.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: That Last-Quarter Slowdown Is Old News Despite surging oil prices, a waffling stock market, and some surprisingly weak job numbers, the economy began the third quarter on much firmer ground.
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S. Economy: Is Corporate America Too Lean? After three years of cutbacks, it may not be ready for stronger demand.
BusinessWeek October 15, 2007 James C. Cooper	Don't Count Out The Consumer Just Yet If the job markets don't falter, households may keep up their spending.
BusinessWeek January 30, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Don't Count Consumers Out Just Yet With the economy showing continued momentum outside of consumer spending and with the growth in consumer outlays set to improve markedly this quarter, last quarter's slowdown in GDP growth will not likely be an ill omen for the first half of 2006.
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 James C. Cooper	Exports: The Economy's Secret Weapon A narrowing trade gap will offset some of the housing-related weakness in the economy.
BusinessWeek January 8, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Why The Market Isn't Listening To The Fed It's ignoring inflation warnings, but bets on lower rates may be too optimistic.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: How The U.S. Is Riding Out The Energy Storm Broader demand plus lower inflation and interest rates help bolster growth in the U.S. economy.
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: Greater Expectations for Second-Half GDP Growth Economists are raising their second-half forecasts to 2% to 3%, a pace that would increase the chances for a sustainable economic recovery.
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Silver Lining's Menacing Cloud Higher demand will lead to a rising trade deficit -- even with a lower dollar.
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Michael Arndt	Factories: The Gears Are Turning After three years of recession, demand is surging. The comeback looks real
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Kiss It Good-Bye More demand and smaller productivity gains will boost payrolls.
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Fed Needs To Do A Little More Fiddling With the housing sector unlikely to ease up anytime soon, the factory sector may have to bear a larger-than-usual burden for the Federal Reserve to achieve its goal of a well-balanced economy and price stability.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- Global Strength Will Boost U.S. Manufacturing Expect to see exports become a source of economic growth for U.S. companies in the near term.
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: The Housing Grinch Won't Steal Christmas Wallets are open, and even the outlook for home sales is improving.
BusinessWeek November 5, 2007 James C Cooper	A Helping Hand from Foreign Demand Solid growth around the world, in developed and emerging markets, means trading partners provide extra oomph just when the U.S. needs it.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: A Surprising Third-Quarter Pickup GDP is expected to show healthy growth -- and a broad rebound in demand is a key reason. That, plus exceptionally lean inventories, points to a continued upturn well into 2010.
IndustryWeek October 6, 2004 John S. McClenahen	Manufacturers Alliance Index Eases Off Record Pace U.S. manufacturing's recovery from the 2001 recession is likely to continue during the next three to six months, but at a somewhat slower pace than has recently occurred. But data suggest broad-based expansion is likely to continue.
IndustryWeek July 9, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Manufacturing Index Retreats Slightly Despite the dip, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI's quarterly measure of future business activity signals increased manufacturing output between now and year's end.
IndustryWeek January 12, 2005 John S. McClenahen	Manufacturers Alliance Outlook Index Dips Again But the alliance's latest manufacturing index figure seems consistent with forecasts that U.S. economic growth will be relatively strong in 2005, although not as strong as in 2004.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outloook: How the Global Economy Is Rebalancing This time Asia, the Americas, and Europe are all accelerating together. This synchronized rebound will lift trade broadly, to the benefit of U.S. exports.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Summer Grows A Little Too Warm For The Fed Given strong demand, Greenspan & Co. will likely keep raising interest rates.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: This Time, Fed Tightening Shouldn't Make You Tense With jobs strong and inflation low, the economy is in fine shape
IndustryWeek April 9, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Surprise: Manufacturing Business Outlook Index Expands In March But quarterly measure by Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI dips below December's five-year high.
BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Why The R-Word is "Rocky," Not "Recession" Why the economic ride ahead will be bumpy - but manageable.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Durable Goods Basic knowledge can help you comprehend releases of economic data. By identifying and recognizing trends in manufacturing activity, you can better predict economic conditions and use your knowledge of the economy to inform your investment decisions.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 James C. Cooper	Why The Dollar's Decline Isn't A Downer A steep drop is unlikely, and there are advantages to a further slide.