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...Ciuffetelli and his fellow small traders, who hope to parlay tiny price ! fluctuations into handsome profits, All-Tech and dozens of similar firms have become Wall Street's version of off-track betting parlors. Visitors to the Suffern office find plumbers, bartenders, retirees and out-of-work lawyers crammed elbow to elbow in nine rooms filled with clerks, computer screens and high hopes. The screens show the various "bid" and "asked" prices offered by dozens of marketmakers -- firms such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley that deal in specific stocks...
...Schneider had reason to be moody; and the FBI had hopes that there was still a leader in him, or an anger they might parlay into lives saved...
...great problem, though, is that state-by-state surveys show Clinton with so big a lead in electoral votes that the President would have to win just about every doubtful state to remain in the White House. While that could still happen, it seems more likely that Clinton would parlay a narrow victory in the popular vote into a comfortable margin in the electoral college. (See related stories beginning on page...
...more complex stars of the game such as Bill Russell and Abdul-Jabbar could never match. Even Michael Jordan, his only serious rival in stature and skill, prompted a few grumbles and questions around the league as Johnson never did. Though Johnson has become famous for his eagerness to parlay his success into a show-biz career and a $100 million business empire, he has also managed to exemplify the same winning unselfishness off court as on. Last year alone he raised $2.65 million for charity and gave up part of his salary to help his team acquire another player...
Webster's coaching philosophy stresses both tough press defense and an aggressive, counter--attacking offense. The team will attempt to force opponents' turnovers and parlay them into fast break goals...