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BUSINESS, Page 47Business NotesTHE ECONOMYHeaded for a Hard Landing?
Until last week, most stock-market investors were confident
that the U.S. economy was not headed for a recession anytime soon.
A slowdown, when it came, was expected to be gradual -- a soft
landing, in the economic argot. Last week that sentiment abruptly
shifted as investors became fearful of a bumpier end to the nearly
seven-year stretch of economic expansion. Their fit of pessimism
gave the stock market its worst week in more than 15 months. The
Dow Jones average fell 91.81 points, closing the week at 2440.06.
The sell-off was sparked by a Commerce Department report that
the index of leading economic indicators, the Government's most
widely watched but not totally reliable forecasting gauge, fell a
steep 1.2% in May, its biggest decline in 18 months. The Bush
Administration tried to find some positive elements in the trend.
Said White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater: "The economy is
healthy and growing at a slower pace, which means less pressure on
inflation and interest rates."