Word: downwardly
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...problem runs deeper than the lure of the booming tech sector. The Washington Post reported Monday that in the first set of surveys tallied, soldiers blame the Army's leadership for the exodus. The surveys found that low-ranking personnel don't feel a sense of loyalty flowing downward from their commanding officers, while most soldiers feel that the Joint Chiefs of Staff have weakened the nation's military by bowing to popular politically correct demands on issues such as promoting women and admitting gays...
...Obuchi's failing health or his replacement by Mori. Seemingly, the Japanese people have such little faith in their government that one party operative is equivalent to another. More than the back room politics and the spoon-fed media, the disillusionment of the Japanese people is disheartening. As the downward spiral of the Japanese government continues, economic recovery seems to slip farther and farther away. Without the support of the people, significant improvement is impossible...
...part of what got MicroStrategy into hot water. In one case, the firm booked the full value of a complex $50 million software-and-service sale even though the money would be collected over a multi-year period. Result after the restatement: the company's 1999 sales were revised downward from $205 million to about $150 million. Earnings vaporized...
PRESIDENT CLINTON is nearing a decision on whether to add Pakistan to his historic trip to India this month, and advisers know he'll be criticized no matter what he does. The visit promises to be the riskiest of his presidency, since India-Pakistan relations are spiraling downward, and both countries are now armed with nukes--but without the nuclear doctrine to prevent or limit their...
...time trading was finished for the day, the Dow had plunged 3.7 percent, or nearly 400 points. The downward spiral was aided by the Street's current climate of uncertainty, courtesy of Alan Greenspan's repeated indications that he'll raise interest rates until the stock market bubble deflates. "Greenspan is targeting the NASDAQ, which is totally inflated with all those tech stocks," says Kadlec. "But unfortunately, the Dow is really being caught in the crossfire." But not even the NASDAQ went unscathed today. After surpassing 5,000 for the first time ever in Tuesday morning's trading, the tech...