Word: downwardly
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...name and the sliver of hope that materializes when there is reason for optimism that the worst is over.But while the Lions took the beginning of Ancient Eight play as a cue to change its season’s trajectory, Harvard trudged on, by itself, along the same downward slope.The Crimson left Columbia’s Robertson Field on the wrong side of a sweep in Saturday’s twinbill, falling, 8-3, in Game 1 before dropping Game 2 by a score of 8-6.The Harvard pitching staff battled ineffectiveness in the first contest, allowing the Lions to jump...
Wednesday's stronger-than-expected data on durable-goods orders (up 3.4% in February, but from a January number that had been revised downward) was a "slim silver lining on the horizon," UniCredit Research economist Harm Bandholz wrote in a note to clients. But, he was quick to point out, "investment and exports continue to plummet." (Read "How to Know When the Economy Is Turning...
...Consumers will get an immediate payback from better fuel economy since motorists now live in a world where high gasoline prices are the norm and downward spikes in price, such as the one caused by the recession this winter, are likely the exception. "Even General Motors believes fuel prices will go up," says Kliesch...
...Geithner do on Tuesday? To judge by the stock market, which dropped 4% in the wake of his Feb. 10 speech and has largely stayed on its downward trajectory since then, he survived. The Dow rallied from a 13-year low just before he began testifying to a modest gain afterward, then finished the day down again, but by just under 40 points and well off its lows. So much for Florida Republican Ginny Brown-Waite's assertion that every time Geithner speaks in public, "the stock market plummets...
...looking for signs to confirm that terror. "Markets have lost points of reference, and are now acting on a combination of mega-pessimism and hyper-speculation," says Marc Touati, director general of Global Equities in Paris. "Meaning, when they get bad news justifying that outlook, there's mass movement downward disproportionate to the negative information markets are acting...