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...latest quarter for which results are in--the one that ended in September--the economy expanded at a 2.2% annual rate, a steep drop from the 5.2% annualized rate of the first half of 2000. Economists at J.P. Morgan Chase predicted last week that growth in the first half of next year would drop to less than 1%. And a few experts even predicted recession...
...stability. Wealthy old men would read the listings in the morning paper and learn that their shares had swung up 1/4 or down 1/8. Today we have the Internet and the "CNBC effect." People see a trend as it's happening and call or click their broker to chase the momentum. High volatility on the upside is fun; it's nice to see that a stock you bought on Tuesday is worth 30% more on Thursday. But on the downside, it can turn a minor downtick into a major bloodbath. And that's one reason why for the NASDAQ...
...JAMES CARTER Chasin' the Gypsy (Atlantic). This tribute to Django Reinhardt offers more than covers of the Gypsy guitarist's songs. Carter also serves up involving originals inspired by Reinhardt and, in doing so, establishes himself as one of the premiere saxophonists in jazz. The chase is on, and Carter is closing...
...BLIND ASSASSIN Margaret Atwood's novel is part family saga, part social history, part suspense tale and altogether captivating. As its elderly narrator, Iris Chase, looks back on her life--and some mysterious deaths--she evokes not only a tangled past but a luminous fictional realm...
...book becomes entirely confusing; it is impossible to tell when the protagonist has changed age or gender, for often the protagonist will remain the same but the time, place and lover will be different. If Winterson's intent is to involve the reader in an interactive hunt to chase down the three or four occasionally similar story-lines, then she succeeds...