Article: BUSINESS BRIEFING.(Business)

Byline: Compiled from The Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Scripps Howard News Service and News staff reports

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Borrowing increases

Americans stepped up their borrowing in August as tax-rebate checks added money to their pockets. But analysts predicted consumers, shaken by the terror attacks, will be more tightfisted in the coming months.

Consumer credit rose by a seasonally adjusted $2.3 billion in August, or 1.7 percent annually, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

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