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Robert Trigaux
SunTrust emerges unbowed after loss
Now that SunTrust Banks has conceded defeat to First Union in a great contest of capitalism to buy Wachovia Corp., SunTrust executives are fanning out across the Southeast and Florida with a pick-me-up message to 27,000 employees and numerous customers.

Battered Firestone counting on local ties
Clearwater's Morgan Tire, now controlled by Firestone, gives the tire giant an avenue to reach consumers amid the safety frenzy.

CPI drop fuels rate cut talk
Plunging prices, especially in energy, lead to the largest drop in the CPI since 1986 and leave the Fed room for more rate cuts.

Markets sway with earnings reports
Investors sweep in late to buy on the cheap after dour earnings forecasts knock stocks down early.

Business digest
DENTISTS, AETNA AT ODDS: The American Dental Association and two of its member dentists filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Aetna Inc., charging the insurance giant with breach of contract, libel and unlawful interference with the dentist-patient relationship.