Word: indexed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...maverick Marvin is the strongest satiric vehicle, and the true center of action. He learns to index irrational investment expectations, and with the prodding of a liberal-minded wife, he finds over-optimistic companies. He borrows stock in them and then sells it. And when the company fails, the professor replaces the stock at its original prices, keeping the difference...
...traditional philosophy has been the 'tension' portfolio," Cabot says. "The usual standard of performance has been the Standard and Poors 500 index, and it is representative of the large common stocks. I have tried to diversify away from blue-chip into less competitive areas of the equity market...
...power dive came after Tokyo's Nikkei stock average tumbled 653.36 points, to 37,516.77, the steepest one-day drop in two years. Investors had barely calmed down from that fright when Washington reported that the U.S. index of wholesale prices jumped an unexpectedly high 0.7% in December...
...less severe than the shocks of the '70s, the days of cheap and superabundant oil are probably gone. A barrel of crude now costs about $23, up from $17 a year ago, largely because of growing consumption. Rising energy prices were the main reason that the Government's index of wholesale prices increased 4.8% during 1989, the steepest rate since 1981. The forecast for this winter: even if temperatures stay at relatively comfortable levels, relief from higher fuel costs is unlikely...