Word: bullish
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first round, Matthews nimbly danced away from most of Marciano's bullish lunges, but caught a slam-bang one-two on the jaw just before the bell. The referee steered the Kid toward his own corner. In the other corner, Marciano's manager then told Rocky: "Stop hooking. Jab first-then hook and double it up." About two minutes later, Rocky applied the advice. Matthews went down on to the seat of his boxing trunks as if his ring record (unbeaten since 1943) had been pulled out from under him, took a count of 10. Mauler Marciano...
...helped attract an ample supply of fresh capital to keep the boom going. Canadian investors, who were once somewhat timid about their own prospects, last year plowed back a record 22% of their national income into new development. United States, British and Swiss capital is rushing into the bullish Canadian market. American investors have put more than $7 billion into Canada, the heaviest U.S. stake in any foreign country. And the flow is increasing steadily, as Canada shows that she has both the wealth and the men to work...
...great man, bearing his 77 history laden years with impassive dignity, walked slowly through the standing, clapping U.S. Congressmen. He had aged, of course, but Winston Churchill seemed hardly a shade less pink-cheeked, rocklike and John Bullish than when he spoke before the House and Senate during World War II. In 1941, just after Pearl Harbor, his mood had been one of sober yet shining elation: ". . . Best tidings of all, the United States, united as never before, has drawn the sword for freedom and cast away the scabbard." In 1943, after the victory in North Africa, he had exulted...
...first four rounds Williams fought with the assurance of a champion, deftly blocking Carter's bullish charges, jabbing and stabbing with lefts, uppercutting swift rights. But for all Williams' style, the blows bounced off dogged Jimmy Carter like pingpong balls. The Ike Williams zip, which had stiffened nearly half of his 137 opponents, was gone...
Leading the advance were the oil stocks, whose rosy first-quarter profits gave proof that the oil industry has felt none of the slackening demand that has piled up inventories in many another industry. Another bullish factor: British oil trouble in Iran (see FOREIGN NEWS). Up to new highs scooted Continental Oil, Cities Service and Amerada Petroleum; in three days Jersey Standard jumped seven points to 115¾, a new alltime peak...