NU Online News Service, Sept. 13, 2: 15 p.m. ? Although the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center have damaged U.S. confidence enough to cause a full-blown recession, the United States has a diverse and decentralized economy that should rebound despite the damage, says Stratfor Inc., Austin, Texas, an intelligence cosultancy, in a statement.
As a result of the terrorist attacks, however, the U.S. recovery, originally expected in the latter half of 2001, will be delayed for at least six months, Stratfor predicts.