...retail industry. "When Wal-Mart sneezes, retailing catches a cold," said Bill Dreher, a retail analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Consumers, stung by escalating gas prices, say they are switching from name brands to generic ones...

...his clients the previous day that he was preparing to admit his Y2K errors, Yardeni, the chief economist for Deutsche Bank Securities Corp. in New York, came clean Tuesday. ''The recession forecast was just wrong,'' he said. ''That's...

...market," said Mike Moran, chief economist at Daiwa Securities America. That possibility leaves Ed Yardeni, Deutsche Bank Securities' chief investment strategist, feeling somewhat optimistic about what lies ahead. He sees investing opportunities...

...covered full-fare business seats and full-fare coach seats on selected routes. Susan Donofrio, an analyst for Deutsche Bank Securities, said American launched an "under-the-radar" price cut rather than posting lower prices in computerized...