Word: crashing
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NEWARK, N.J.: Newark International Airport was closed for several hours this morning after a Federal Express cargo jet crashed as it was coming in for a landing. Eyewitnesses said the plane slammed into the runway as it descended and then flipped onto its back, sending flames spewing from the fuselage as it skidded across the tarmac. Miraculously, the plane's two crew members and three passengers survived, scrambling out a side cockpit window as flames quickly enveloped the aircraft. All five people were taken to a nearby hospital, treated and then released, a company spokesman said...
...that Wall Street analysts had predicted. Sure, consumers said they feel great about the state of the economy right now. It's the future they're worried about. Everybody from the federal government to the fully invested cabdriver is laying plans for the downturn, or even the crash they fear is coming. But not quite yet: encouraged by today's report of an unalarming 0.8 percent rise in wages and benefits for the April-June quarter, the Dow was up another 53.42 points for a new record close...
WHAT KILLED THE BOOM The '20s flamed out when unchecked speculation led to the stock-market crash of 1929. Bank failures, price deflation and ultimately the Great Depression followed...
...Russian space agency, which earns nearly $100 million a year selling rides aboard Mir to the U.S., as well as a blow to the Kremlin's prestige. So far, though, NASA has no such plan. And for the moment, the Russians have more immediate concerns. Last month's crash poked a hole in the station's Spektr module, forcing the crew to disconnect power cables so they could isolate the now airless Spektr from the rest...
...stick your money in a mattress if you're worried. But if you are committed to owning stocks for the long haul, indexing still makes sense. For one thing, there is scant evidence that major indexes fall harder than most stock funds. In 1987, the year of the crash, the S&P 500 did better than 76% of general stock funds. In 1990, the last year stocks were down, the S&P 500 outperformed 64% of general stock funds. Secondly, there are now dozens of choices in index funds. You don't have to buy just...