Wholesale prices cool in December
The December report shows industrial production up 0.4 percent and the Producer Price Index rising 0.9 percent, signaling easing inflation as the Fed aims for a soft landing. Energy costs eased overall, with wholesale prices rising 1.1 percent for 2006, the smallest since 2001.
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Senate Panel Advances Small Business Tax Breaks
A Senate Finance Committee vote approves tax relief for small firms that hire welfare recipients and difficult-to-hire workers, aligning with a forthcoming floor debate on boosting the federal minimum wage to 7.25 per hour. The measure includes anti loophole provisions and limits on executive deferrals.
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Court Oversight Set for Domestic Spying Program
The Justice Department says a secret panel of federal judges, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, will approve wiretaps under the Terrorist Surveillance Program. The White House notes new guidelines address speed and agility, and the president will not reauthorize the program.
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