MONEY WATCH.

UNITED States economy, 2001-2009; BOARD of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.); INVESTORS; DOW Jones industrial average; ALCOA Inc.

The article presents news briefs related to economics in the U.S. After the U.S. Federal Reserve denied investors lower rates, the Dow Jones industrial average was pushed to record highs before a pullback. Shares of the aluminum giant Alcoa Inc., maker of Reynolds Wrap and other products, soared to a 52-week high in mid-May 2007.