Business will begin a marked upturn toward the end of 2003, just as soon as President Bush wraps up his war in Iraq, predicts the latest Kiplinger Letter. Tax cuts, improved corporate profit margins, strength on Wall Street, and low interest rates will belie the current low public confidence in the U.S. economy, according to the 82-year-old business and political prognosticator, the collective wisdom of which will be coming to you as an AIA-member benefit beginning February 2003.

As part of the launch of the new AIA Web site, AIArchitect will link you to three stories a week that go out on the ledge with timely, sometimes audacious insights gained from primary research and inside sources developed over decades.

Look for new furniture offerings from Yorkshire, Country Living, and Oscar de la Renta around midyear, the January 17 issue proclaims. Expect state taxes to suffer an additional $2 billion shortfall—mostly in California, New York, Ohio, and New Jersey—if the Bush tax cuts go through because many states tie their income tax rates to the federal government’s, they say.

Most of all, watch this space in the coming weeks for links to the actual stories, pulled straight from the pages of the Kiplinger Letter and delivered directly to you (that is, if you are an AIA member, because the stories will be available exclusively through the members-only site at AIA.org).

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