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...package or even a wrongful-termination suit. It's going to give you bargaining leverage, ultimately. And again, never sign the severance agreement right then and there. It's ridiculous that it takes you much longer to buy a car than it does to lose your job. Nobody ever expects anybody on a reasonable basis to sign any document under duress. It's completely realistic, reasonable to expect to take that document home or a copy of it so that you can look at it with your spouse, look at it with your attorney. There are all sorts of things...
...This expectation has now been dashed, and the scheme is unraveling. Debt-ridden, house-poor and increasingly unemployed, U.S. shoppers are cutting back. Consumer spending in the U.S. dropped at an annual rate of more than 3% in both the third and fourth quarters of 2008 - the steepest consecutive quarterly declines on record. As incomes shrink and America adopts a more frugal mind-set, some economists do not expect shoppers to return to free-spending ways for years - or perhaps generations. Economist Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, says that "there is good reason to believe the capitulation...
...third day of tournament play, where he captured the Malloy Cup as winner of the B bracket.Harvard will look to strong individual performances to cap off an already successful season. The young team’s performance this weekend may be a preview of what we can expect to see next year...
...what to expect? Frankly, after all the crazy out-of-nowhere results since league play began, your guess is at least as good as mine and you might just want to flip a coin. But be sure to sit back and enjoy the exciting action this weekend...
...able to afford it,” Damroth said. But Sawyer—who said Weirdo makes over 60 sales a day—remains optimistic about the future of her new store despite the flagging economy. “It has wildly exceeded my expectations,” Sawyer said, adding that business has been so busy that she can barely keep up. Weirdo’s entrance to the market has been welcomed by both customers and other business owners. Weirdo Records customer Jason Tetreault—a self-described “vinyl junkie?...