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...truth universally acknowledged that folks are motivated by desire and ease, rather than self-improvement or showiness, when it comes to the private act of actually turning the pages. Hence, a formula that indicates what percentage of books sold are really read. The Fully Read Index , (FRI) equals the Author Comfort Index (ACI) times the Simple Prose Coefficient...
...stock market's extraordinary rise: a strong yen, low interest rates and falling oil prices. Now that the Tokyo market is on a rocky slide, investors have labeled the culprits the Triple Demerits: a weakening yen, growing inflation and rising interest rates. The triple whammy has sent the Nikkei index down nearly 15% so far this year. In one session last week the index dived 1,569 points, or 4.5%, the biggest one-day loss since the 1987 crash. The index lurched up and down for the rest of the week, closing down 833 points...
CAPTION: NIKKEI INDEX...
...early last week, many investors hoped Tokyo's financial markets would celebrate. But the champagne corks never popped. Instead investors watched in distress as the Tokyo stock market suffered one of its biggest declines ever. Falling in four of the five daily sessions last week, the 225-issue Nikkei index plummeted more than 2,500 points, or nearly 7%. Approximately half of the drop occurred on Wednesday alone. The Nikkei closed at 35,890.97, the lowest level since last October...
...task force also recommended changing the law to allow property tax increases based on a "sliding index," which would take into account such factors as a city's property values and population...