Word: margined
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Stocks finished down for a second straight day on Wall Street as the Dow Jones industrial average fell 28.18 to 5,551.37. Declines barely lead advances on a slim 10 to nine margin. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was again heavy at 410. 36 million shares by 4 p.m. The S & P's 500 also fell, down 4.24 to finish at 651.34. The Nasdaq ended the day higher, rising 2.51 to 1,090.54. In London, gold soared, rising...
MAYBE IT WAS SHEER EXHAUSTION. The vast telecommunications bill had been lumbering through Congress for so long, tinkered with so many times, fought over by so many competing industry lobbyists that its passage last week--by an overwhelming margin in both the House and Senate--looked almost like a cry of surrender. How will the measure affect telephone service, cable TV, the networks? Who wins and who loses? Will consumers come out better or worse? Never mind, Congress seemed to say, let's just have done with it and see what the new world brings...
...That spin might have been laughable two months ago. It isn't today. In interviews with six leading campaign operatives, a consensus emerges: "Forbes has done Dole a favor by lowering the bar," says Eddie Mahe. "Now that he's falling, a win for Dole by any margin...
...They are an excellent defensive team," Harvard coach Frank Sullivan. "They leave room for a very small margin of error...
Despite losing the first two games, MIT didn't give up, matching Harvard point-for-point in the early going. Then, with Harvard up 4-3, a kill by Michaels and Westendorf and two blocks by Amechi increased the margin...