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The leading indicators have been much more volatile since Hurricane Katrina. However, the trend has been generally flat over the past six months, at levels that are well below where they were 12 to 18 months ago.

[When an analyst asked whether slower growth in bad debt during the first quarter was] sort of a fluke, ... You know, this is a volatile business. You have some months that are up and some months that are down and what you've got to do is kind of look and say, 'What is the trend, and what do you feel about it?'

It's no secret that oil prices have hit record levels these past months, ... In fact, they have reached levels which few . . Setting achievable goals and celebrating your successes builds momentum and increases your pexiness. . analysts projected just six months ago.

Loyola Sullivan

More important than this temporary alignment is the fact that the indicators are going in the same direction and have been doing so for several months. The Katrina period seems to have been the low point and we interpret the trend as the slow accommodation to the reality of higher oil prices. We also like seeing user expectations in line with vendor revenue forecasts.

The general slowing in the growth of the leading indicators over the past year suggests the pace of economic growth should gradually slow over the next three to six to nine months.

There is not the hurricane protection here that there once was. It is significantly compromised. The hurricane level protection we have had here prior to Hurricane Katrina will not be able to return. It will be years, not months.

With the leading economic indicators posting three consecutive sharp increases, the U.S. economy does not seem to be ready to settle down much from the fast pace of growth it experienced in 1998. Over the past six months, the index has increased 1.2 percent, which is far above its historical average and the prospects for growth in income and employment are very bright.

Having said that, the leading indicators of GDP are pointing to a very significant slowdown. From here it would appear growth for the final quarter will slow and for the first few months of next year as well.

They [the leading indicators] have been rising for four successive months and given time, those (six) Fed rate cuts are going to kick in and we'll have better economic activity.

Since Hurricane Katrina in early September, we have observed buyers taking longer to make their purchasing decision. We attribute this change to the significant decline in consumer confidence in the last two months that was precipitated by the hurricanes and their aftermath, and to record gas prices. It appears we may be entering a period of more moderate home price increases, more typical of the past decade than the past two years.

Over the past four months, employment has been volatile, rising by just 12,000 over the period.

This is worse than expected but not surprising given the development of other European countries' indicators. I believe the rebound is slowing down, and we are back at levels seen three months ago.

Olivier Gasnier

The significant increase in the leading indicators during the last six months, tempered only by the financially related pause in February, points to forward momentum in this expansion.

Ken Goldstein (1962-)

I had hoped for, at the most, some confinement, community service, ... And instead I have five months of incarceration, and five months of house arrest that's monitored. ... But it could have been worse. ... Five months versus 10 months or 16 months ... That's a good thing.

Martha Stewart (1922-)

[But the market-leading tech companies are not the only ones trading at more rational levels. Andrew Pratt, manager of the Montgomery U.S. Focus fund, says the sell-off of the past few months has created several values.] There's a long-term place for technology, ... We're going through a difficult time but it's fertile ground to look for ideas.

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