Word: dows
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Tuesday Feb. 21, amid the pit's uproar, Leeson replied quite evenly to a question from an A.P.-Dow Jones reporter curious about rumors that the Englishman was making huge purchases on the Japanese and Singapore exchanges on behalf of his London-based investment bank. Leeson coolly explained that he was "buying Nikkei futures here and selling them there." As simple as that, nothing out of the ordinary. One of Leeson's colleagues at another Barings office in Asia told Time of a phone call with Leeson two days later. "He sounded really weird on the phone, like...
Spurr said she later was told case workers had been asking acquaintances whether she was a good or bad witch. Dow Jones...
Stocks followed bonds cautiously higher yesterday, but they were hampered by continued volatility in the dollar. The Dow Jones industrial average ended 4.16 higher at 3,983.39. Weather...
...Boston Celtics threatened to file a $100 million lawsuit against Dow Jones & Co. for an article in today's Wall Street Journal that suggests that cocaine may have contributed to the sudden death in 1993 of team captain Reggie Lewis. The Journal reported that those surrounding Lewis, including his family and team officials, ignored the possibility that cocaine contributed to his death in order to protect the team. A coroner reported that Lewis' heart failed because it was damaged by a common cold virus. While the Celtics insist today's story is false, Journal managing editor Paul Steiger maintains "this...
...Dow Jones industrial average broke the historic 4000 barrier for the first time, as the stock and bond markets leapt to record highs on Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's promise Wednesday to contain or even reduce interest rates. After surging past the mark in brisk early trading, and rising as much as 48 points, the blue chip barometer closed at 4003.33 (up 30.28 points). Some Wall Street analysts are now predicting that the Dow could break 4500 before year's end. The rally began yesterday after Greenspan told Congress that the central bank might hold interest rates steady...