Word: momentum
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...year. But, the point at which the economy begins to turn around is not when joblessness hits its peak. This inflection comes when the rate of the increase in firings begins to slow. The most important moment in a downturn comes not when the damaging contraction's momentum has come to rest but when its progress has begun to slow. (See pictures of former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan...
HALFTIME: Harvard, after a slow start, goes into the break with momentum and the lead, up 28-24. Lin is going strong, Housman is playing well, and the team is forcing turnovers galore with an fast pace, pressing D. We'll see if the team can continue...
...Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared Wednesday at the National Press Club and said that the federal effort to address the financial crisis could produce improvements in 2009. But he also cautioned that there was no economic momentum, and that inadequate federal action could result in a continued deterioration in the economy. (Find out why the stock market keeps dropping...
...given all the worrisome economic news and negative market momentum, what would it take to turn a market bullish? Says Roth: "I'd become more bullish if I saw traders get very bearish and sell out, taking short interest much higher relative to volume." Beyond that sort of investor capitulation he'd also become more bullish, he says, if there were a big drop in long-term interest rates, especially in corporate bonds, which could prompt investors to shift their focus to stocks. At the moment, he says, it's a waiting game...
...past this one thing, we’re rolling,” West said. “Then we’ve got positive momentum and the tournament should be a really strong...