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http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/story/2012-01-06/deflation-inflation-threat-to-stocks/52457310/1 Forget inflation: Is deflation the real threat? By John Waggoner, USA TODAY Ask most investors what they worry about, and they'll tell you it's inflation — specifically, a period of soaring prices that destroys the value of the dollar.

Could Japan's economic malaise strike here in U.S.? By John Waggoner, USA TODAY If you wonder what haunts Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's dreams, it's Japan.