Word: jolts
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...could margin investing turn cataclysmic? Here's the scenario most feared--and most plausible. The combination of rising interest rates, lofty P/E ratios and some unexpected Y2K problems in the period ahead could jolt the market into a major sell-off. Internet stocks would be most vulnerable, but the damage could spread to other equities as well. If a stock bought on margin falls 30%, the stockbroker typically grabs the phone and utters the dread words "margin call." It means you've lost so much money on the stock you bought with borrowed funds that you have to dig into...
Thankfully, frozen, iced and blended concoctions abound in the Square, offering the thirsty student a range of choices packed with fruit, nutritional supplements or the allimportant caffeine jolt...
Even weirder than pure unfamiliarity is the jolt of seeing old things in new places. Packing is the process of looking at accumulated junk and asking, What is this? Why does it take up space in my life? What on earth possessed me to keep my third grade English papers? Why do I have a snow globe collection...
...Harrisburg this summer. "Home." My friends are all back in Maryland. I remember the first jolt of jealousy, when I received an e-mail message from a friend enthusiastically recounting a night out. In Bethesda. At home. And here I am, eating in an unfamiliar kitchen. Every night, I go to sleep staring at the unfamiliar ceiling of my own bedroom. It's funny how you can get used to a ceiling. Behind the house, when the moon is full, sometimes I hear a chorus of unfamiliar dogs...
Even weirder than pure unfamiliarity is the jolt of seeing old things in new places. Packing is the process of looking at accumulated junk and asking, What is this? Why does it take up space in my life? What on earth possessed me to keep my third grade English papers? Why do I have a snow globe collection...