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Calorie on January 4, 2007 - 3:06pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Yes, but it may not be due entirely to the weather. The lead story over at http://www.marketwatch.com right now is

Copper, commodities sell-off may signal slowdown

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - A sell-off in commodities -- from copper to crude oil -- over the past few sessions is telling some veteran market watchers that a slowdown in economic growth, likely one of considerable magnitude, is already underway.

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Dragonfly41 on January 4, 2007 - 4:27pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Being at the heart of a major retail operation (that speaks to retailers across the USA), I would have to agree with this assessment.

There are a lot of indicators pointing to a major slowdown in retail this year.

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alan on January 4, 2007 - 6:13pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dead?

http://pajamasmedia.com/2007/01/supreme_leader_ayatollah_ali_k.php

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Arch Stanton on January 4, 2007 - 7:00pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

New prospect for US: glut of ethanol plants

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0105/p01s04-wmgn.html

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