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BusinessWeek June 4, 2009 James Cooper	Business Outlook: Consumer Spending Is a Snag in the Recovery Consumer spending was down again in April. Now with gas prices and mortgage rates on the rise, confidence won't likely return in the near term.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Consumers May Just Keep Flexing Their Muscles Because of overall brighter financial conditions, consumer spending will continue.
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 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 November 12, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: The Signs Say: Job Growth Ahead Don't expect payrolls to turn around quickly, but economic trends are encouraging. Plus, heady productivity gains are not sustainable, and more workers will soon be needed.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Weak Payrolls Mask A Tightening Job Market How companies handle rising labor costs will affect future inflation.
Job Journal September 5, 2010 John Challenger	Career Pros: Job Market Recovery is Stronger Than Many Think Compared to previous recessions, the job market is recovering quickly.
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: That Delicious Smell? It's The Economy Cooking Robust capital spending and profits, plus job growth, are now being served
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Consumers Are Piling On The Presents Rising employment and household wealth are bolstering spending.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: Why Consumer Spending Won't Drive a Recovery Households are paying down debt and rebuilding their nest eggs, so they're not spending. Still, that's unlikely to thwart a modest economic upturn.
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 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Consumers Will Keep Carrying the Ball True, jobs aren't back. But tax cuts and refinancings are doing the trick.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth Will Get Over Its January Blahs Bad weather helped cause a weak start to what will be a solid year.
BusinessWeek October 1, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: The Recovery: It's the Herd vs. History A growing consensus predicts a weak rebound from the recession, but that would go against both the latest data and a trend dating back nine business cycles.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S: A Tempest In Employment's Teacup? The recent lackluster job numbers may be saying more about the weather than the economy. Here's who softened September's job numbers: Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 James C. Cooper	So Where Are The Jobs? They're On The Way Are things really as bad as the latest employment data imply? Probably not. The fact is, the recent payroll data are giving the wrong impression of the strength of the labor markets. It has happened before, especially during the early stages of the recovery from the 1990-91 recession.
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 December 20, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth That is Just Good Enough Despite a weak November, the labor market is giving a boost to the economy. November's hiring gains, while soft, were widespread across the economy.
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Low Unemployment Raises An Old Inflation Debate Should the Federal Reserve keep hiking rates in the face of a tighter labor market?
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 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 October 20, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Jobs Recovery, Yes. A Hiring Boom, No. Intense cost pressures and weak pricing will keep payrolls from surging
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Seekers' Foe Is Also Their Best Hope Productivity is lifting incomes and that, eventually, will boost hiring.
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 March 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Creation Isn't A Problem, But Oil Might Be Job growth is positive but consumer spending may be down because of increasing gasoline prices.
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 August 21, 2006 James C. Cooper	The Fed May Not Have Long To Catch Its Breath The trend in labor costs suggests it might need to resume hiking rates.
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 October 22, 2007 James C. Cooper	The Storms of August Continue Progress has been made, but the markets are still vulnerable to the housing spiral, the pace of hiring has slowed, and growth remains a big question mark.
BusinessWeek December 12, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Why Economic Growth Is Galloping Consumers and businesses have lots to spend as they get financially stronger.
BusinessWeek October 15, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outloook: The Waning Threat of Deflation The recovery is starting to reverse many trends putting downward pressure on prices and wages, paving the way for the Fed to begin tightening in 2010
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 James C. Cooper	Inflation Looks Tamer, But For How Long? Resilient demand and stronger growth will stoke new price pressures.
BusinessWeek October 23, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: The Job Reports Aren't Doing Their Job Why the Labor Dept.'s payroll numbers are confusing the markets.
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 November 24, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Kiss It Good-Bye More demand and smaller productivity gains will boost payrolls.
BusinessWeek January 23, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: One Big Reason To Expect A Decent Year For Jobs Companies can no longer meet demand with existing forces.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Job Market Is Stronger Than It Looks Growth in other employment measures belies the weak payroll numbers
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 James C. Cooper	Stagflation Lite? Growth is set to slow as oil and food prices continue their climb - an unwelcome, familiar combination. But there are reasons to expect a gentler version this time around.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Productivity Isn't The Villain -- It's The Hero While some may blame increased productivity for a loss of jobs, productivity will ultimately make things better for everyone.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S. GDP Revisions: The Recovery's Lift Is Slower For Workers The much anticipated U.S. rewrite of economic history hardly alters perceptions of the recent past. But the data do give reasons to be optimistic about the future.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2009 James Cooper	Business Outlook: Some Glimmers in the Profits Outlook The stock market has lurched upward on signs that recovery could come sooner and stronger than thought. But the rally's sustainability will depend on earnings.
BusinessWeek December 19, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S: Can Productivity Keep Up The Good Work? U.S. productivity must stay on track with pay gains to hold inflation at bay.
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Strong Labor Markets Put The Fed On The Spot Weak productivity and rising labor costs could force more rate hikes.
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
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 April 2, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Say Goodbye To High Growth And Low Inflation The economic Eden of the late 1990s and early 2000s is slowly fading.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: The Budding Recovery Has Staying Power Recent business austerity is boosting profits and the need to expand, and rising global growth is lifting exports, all while massive policy efforts continue to support demand.
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 September 29, 2003 Robert J. Barro	The Stubborn Jobless Rate: Puzzling, but Far from Scary The Dems say the labor market is the worst since the Depression. But the drop in jobs has been milder than in many other recessions.