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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hours after midnight, Washington time, financial markets opened in Europe. The Fed and the Japanese central bank began buying yen. As traders scrambled to adjust, the yen jumped 5.2% for the day. In Japan an upbeat Hashimoto pledged "every effort" to restore the country's debt-burdened banking sector and "open and deregulate its markets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The China Summit: Can This Yen Be Saved? | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

Searching for the ultimate bed? Serta's Perfect Night Vitalize comes with computer-controlled air cells that automatically adjust firmness no matter what position you're in. It monitors your heartbeat and respiration as well as how often you turn over. Originally designed for hospitals, the $5,000 mattress is being test-marketed in Indianapolis, Ind., and Cleveland, Ohio, and will be available in New York City and Miami by August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Jun. 29, 1998 | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

...Fenwick] had a field day out there," Drury said. "She was all over the place. We did not adjust...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Lacrosse Bucked by Dartmouth | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

...career, Schroeder said, she had to adjust to an environment sometimes hostile to women...

Author: By Gregory S. Krauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pat Schroeder Speaks About Career, Life | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

...male gained 50 lbs. browsing on plants. And animals are so athletic. You think an animal can jump only 10 ft. and build a barrier to keep it from doing any harm. Then, just to prove how stupid you are, it'll jump 12 ft. So we adjust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leisure: Beauty and the Beasts | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

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