... down about 14,000 but well into recession territory. "We see nothing to suggest claims are near their peak," Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, wrote in a research note. "The trend is still strongly upwards ...

... and a level unimaginable over the summer, when gasoline soared past $4 a gallon. "Inflation has peaked," said Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, predicting huge declines in inflation readings. But the paychecks ...

... consumers are saying -- 'We're feeling less confident' -- is not yet reflected in what they do,'' said economist Ian Shepherdson of High Frequency Economics in Valhalla, N.Y. Though the sales number was supported by a 2.6 percent surge in ...