Word: indexers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...native Spain. Senor Wences was a staple on TV for three decades, starting on the Ed Sullivan Show, where he conducted absurd conversations with his dummy Pedro, his puppet Cecelia the chicken, or the blond-wigged Johnny, a face he painted on his hand, moving thumb and index finger to simulate a mouth. Born Wenceslao Moreno, he imitated voices as a child. He worked as an amateur bullfighter but, after being gored repeatedly, took up circus juggling. Later his ventriloquist act achieved worldwide fame. In his mid-80s he appeared on the Muppet Show and Late Night With David Letterman...
...visiting American mentions to a shopkeeper in France or Italy that he is from Chicago, the shopkeeper is likely to approximate a pistol with an extended index finger and say, "Bang, bang...
...Jones industrial average fell 43.71 to 5587.14 today. Trading was heavier totaling 413.01 million shares as of 4 p.m., vs. 368.29 million in the previous session. The NYSE's composite index fell 1.36 points to 346.92. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell 3.44 to 645.50. The Nasdaq composite index rose 9.58 to 1,104.41. The AMEX market value index rose 5.23 to 571.38. In London, gold closed...
...Jones industrial average fell 43.72 to 5,626.88, Wednesday. Trading was relatively heavy at 402.84 million shares as of 4 p.m. The NYSE's composite index fell 1.94 to 348.09. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell 4.06 to 648.91. The Nasdaq composite index fell 5.53 to 1,093.88. At the American Stock Exchange, the market value index fell 0.12 to 568.59. In London, gold closed...
...Federal Reserve decided not to cut interest rates and technology issues recovered from early losses. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 26.74 points at 5,670.60. On the New York Stock Exchange, volume was up with 397.75 million shares traded as of 4 p.m. The NYSE composite index rose 1.26 to 350.03. The Standard & Poors 500 list was up 2.93 at 652.97 and the Nasdaq composite was down 0.76 at 1,086.33. Finally, the American Stock Exchange's market value index was up 0.93 at 568.71. In London, gold was trading...