Blackstone's pending $4-billion initial public offering may be tempting for individual investors, but shareholders beware: the firm's growth will be tough to maintain, and its business difficult to grasp, IPO analysts said on Friday. 3/23/2007 2:18 PM

 

• Blackstone IPO may be tough for some to swallow

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Core U.S. inflation is likely to drop to 2 percent from about 2 1/4 percent, but pushing it below that may require higher interest rates, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin said on Friday. 3/23/07 10:30 PM ET

 

• Core inflation likely drifting down: Fed Mishkin

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Core U.S. inflation is likely to drop to 2 percent from about 2 1/4 percent, but pushing it below that may require higher interest rates, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin said on Friday. 3/23/07 10:30 PM ET

 

• Core inflation likely drifting down: Fed Mishkin

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