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In line with analysts' expectations, consumer prices pushed 0.3% higher in March after being unchanged in February, the Commerce Department reported April 16. Core consumer inflation, which excludes food and energy costs, rose 0.2% in March. Over the past 12 months, consumer inflation is up 4%, r...

AN INSIDER'S VIEW FROM THE CAPITAL MARKETS COOPERATIVE TRADING DESK:"Is the worst of the credit crisis behind us? Was Bear Stearns' capitulation the last straw? It sure feels like it. The Fed has shown its willingness to prevent disaster. Voices from Merrill Lynch to S&P say that the worst losses...