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...this winter, Reynolds may not be so willing to spend $400 to take his family to a couple of 76ers basketball games, as he did a year ago. After all, some of his clients have connections to the flailing real estate industry, so he anticipates a dip in his business. And he's got three boys, ages 17, 14 and 11, so scary college-tuition bills loom. "In general, we're not spending as much on that discretionary stuff," Reynolds says. "So no, I probably...
...done in previous economic downturns. In the past, sports have largely been recession-proof, a not-too-costly escape from reality that didn't have to be cut back on in the same way that travel or big purchases might be. "Historically, revenues in the sports industry don't dip along with the economy," says Andrew Zimbalist, a sports economist at Smith College and author of several books on sports business...
Whether it's the dip in atmospheric pressure (said to increase orgasmic intensity), the cute flight crew uniforms or the excitement of jetting off to a strange land, air travel has been associated with romance ever since man learned...
...given way to more classic concerns among traders of a looming economic downturn - or quite probably recession - undermining the business activity and results of traded companies. That souring of spirits was evidenced Wednesday with indices sliding across Asia and Europe, and Wall Street following suit with a 7.9% dip...
...Inzer, Hamilton's dean of admission and financial aid, fears recruiting top candidates may prove more difficult this year, in part because of an increasing sense that college is just too expensive. Admissions inquiries at Hamilton are down 2% so far this year, Inzer says, (though part of the dip could come from students preferring to read online brochures) and noticeably fewer students have been visiting campus. Where students in past years might have applied to dozens of schools, this year's prospective students may be targeting their inquiries more carefully; and Inzer says parents are consulting financial aid counselors...