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Nonfarm payroll jobs. By LAWRENCE W. CHEEK A four-year-old business in Seattle is beating the recessionary odds by building furniture from trees doomed by development, disease or storms. Slide Show: New Life for Doomed Trees Fundamentally By PAUL J. LIM It’s been decades since the United States endured a long period of deflation. Even if it’s only a short-term threat, market strategists see ways to hedge against its effects. Economic View By ROBERT H. FRANK Lower tax rates clearly help the poor and the middle class increase their spending. But the same can’t be said for the rich. Mortgages By BOB TEDESCHI For the second time this year, lenders and market analysts are predicting that mortgage rates will rise. By SEWELL CHAN The former chairman of the Federal Reserve said keeping the cuts would drive up borrowing costs and could lead to another financial crisis. By GRAHAM BOWLEY and ANDREW MARTIN Russia’s drought and ban on exporting wheat have pushed prices higher, but a strong

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