Bankrate.com asks "Savers: Are better yields ahead?" The article quotes Peter Crane, "It looks as though consumers will not hit that maximum level of pain, which is yields below 2 percent [yields].... I would expect that the most probable outcome is flat to slightly higher toward the end of the year." Crane also argues that inflation hasn't risen substantially, contrary to popular belief. In other news: Investment News writes "Edwards reps pan Wachovia cash sweep plan" and Bloomberg's "Auction-Rate Losses Cost Google, UPS $1.8 Billion".