Word: dropped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Standing behind the fence at night, it is nearly impossible to judge the distance of the drop...
Getting nervous? In the past two weeks, the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen 529 points, a drop of nearly 10% since its August peak, punctuating a dismal third quarter. Investors are hoping--praying might be a better word--that Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan will decide against the third interest-rate hike of 1999 when the central bank's Open Market Committee meets this week...
...Summers' mantra--"A strong dollar is in the national interest of the United States"--was the same one repeated for six years by Rubin, a period during which the Dow rose a mountainous 7,000 points. In contrast, the as yet brief Summers era has seen the index drop some 900 points. But Summers says his focus is on "the fundamentals," such as creating a budget surplus, which he argues is best for both the economy and the markets...
...Sensation," the Brooklyn Museum of Art's sprawling show of young British artists that has opened up the latest front in the culture wars, is a sheep in wolf's clothing. That was bound to be. Not even an ad man's dream of a drop-dead one-liner can hold its shock past the listener's double take. And "Sensation" is precisely that: a vanity showcase from the collection of British ad mogul Charles Saatchi--loud and "naughty" works juxtaposed with the occasional better one--that has generated more noise than it deserves...
...those (relatively) balmy conditions, the planes will be able to make their 1,600-mile round trip to the research station. The pilots will have little time for pleasantries; the craft are expected to land for no more than 30 minutes, during which they?ll pick up Nielsen and drop off her replacement. After the rescue, Nielsen is due to be flown back to the U.S. for further diagnosis and treatment. Then she - and maybe we - will learn her prognosis. Why the intense interest in this story? Blame it all on Mother Nature. These days, with technology allowing man almost...