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Word: downwardly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Jobs and consumer confidence are Siamese twins. Retail sales in the last two months of 2008 have already confirmed that. Consumer consumption likely raced downward after the holiday. Store closings and retail industry lay-offs are signs that the shoppers who did not show up in the fourth quarter are staying away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GDP Drop: Not As Bad As Feared, But Worse Is Ahead | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

These findings have policy implications. Keltner has noticed that so far, government and media types have portrayed the prospect of a Greater Depression as "something to be enormously fearful of." He says, "If you listen to these messages, this problem is framed as an abyss, a downward spiral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feeling Our Way Out of the Recession | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

That forecast, gloomy as it is, still assumes the government is able to create economic-stimulus and foreclosure-prevention programs that work. If not, then home prices could be expected to fall even further. Major layoffs - there are more each day - keep downward pressure on home prices, since people without jobs are less likely to buy a house, or even to make the payments on the one they have. Foreclosures exacerbate the problem, as banks tend to sell repossessed properties on the cheap. December saw a surge in existing-home sales, especially out West, but 45% of those were distressed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Housing Prices Keep Dropping. And They're Not Done Yet | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...crazy about her. He encouraged her" in her bid for the Senate seat, one close associate says of Ted Kennedy's relationship with his niece. "But using him as an excuse, as though things were on the downward spiral, is not going to be O.K. with him ... This will get in the way of health reform" - by suggesting that a key legislator involved in putting the bill together may be incapacitated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ted Kennedy's Circle Upset by Caroline's Awkward Exit | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

...Well, add one more reason to spite Ronald: as the global economy spirals downward, McDonald's is minting money. The company addicts us to its food, and now it's making out on our misery? But maybe it's time to change our attitudes about the Golden Arches. What may be bad for the waistline may be good for the wallet. In these tough times, those $3.50 Big Macs never tasted so good. (See the evolution of McDonald's fine-food chain Chipotle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Lean Times, McDonald's Only Gets Fatter | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

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