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...spending and inventories were the main causes of the dramatic change in its estimate - isn't done revising: there will be one last estimate of fourth-quarter GDP on March 26, then what are called benchmark revisions a couple of years down the road. The revision trend is clearly downward, and the 1982 mark is likely to be overtaken...
...name is Weirdo for a very good reason,” Sawyer said. Following the demise of various record stores in Cambridge—including Harvard Square retailers HMV in 2003 and Tower Records in 2006—Weirdo’s entrance stands in contrast to the downward trend that has plagued music stores in past years. Duncan H. Browne, CEO of Newbury Comics, which has a branch on JFK St., said he remembers when Harvard Square used to be densely populated with music stores. “Now it’s a veritable desert...
...noting that he now has monthly reunions with friends from the trip.SHOW ME THE SHEKELSBecause Taglit-Birthright is funded in large part by individual philanthropists, as well as the Israeli government and many local Jewish communities, many of the organization’s supporters were worried that the current downward economy would affect the program’s existence.A spokesperson for Taglit Birthright explained that while the economy has impacted the program’s funding, the organization is taking precautions to ensure its future by launching a new fund raising campaign. “The frustrating news...
...Resisting of Cassandra Creep For weeks, Obama has reminded the nation of the fix it's in. He has spoken of the risk of downward "spiral," deepening "crises," potential economic "catastrophe" and the "big challenge" ahead. At the time, such language served a political purpose: to direct public pressure toward Congress to pass the stimulus, while making clear that the problems were inherited. But too much grim talk runs the risk of becoming self-fulfilling. As White House economists will explain, the worst fears of an economic spiral involve a self-perpetuating collapse in consumer confidence that leads...
...stretch out on the flight, even in coach. The malls have that serene aura of undisturbed wilderness, with scarcely a shopper in sight. Every conversation with anyone selling anything is a pantomime of pain and bluff. Finger the scarf, then start to walk away, and its price floats silkily downward. When the mechanic calls to tell you that brakes and a timing belt and other services will run close to $2,000, it's time to break out the newly perfected art of the considered pause. You really don't even have to say anything pitiful before he'll offer...