Word: pocketable
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...everyday spenders. But other factors now present in the economy affect popular thinking as well: energy costs, inflation, credit markets and job availability. Thus, the spectacle of Monday's roller-coaster ride on Wall Street may be just one more push toward the point when Americans start to pocket their wallets and thus slow down the economy drastically. When the stock market crashed in 1987, for example, consumer confidence fell but then quickly recovered, helping the U.S. to dodge a possible recession. It was different in 1991, when rising oil prices added to emerging consumer worries and thus stalled...
...that the rest of the season.” The run kept what had been a pass-happy offense—the Crimson had thrown over 91 passes through two games—more balanced and a tough Lafayette defense honest. Pizzotti was able to relax more in the pocket and even got in on a few run plays himself. In addition to going 15-of-28 for 231 yards and a touchdown, the senior executed the option twice and rushed for a net of 20 yards. “It’s something that...
...Lafayette coach Frank Tavani summed up Saturday’s game well when he said that Harvard “played perfect against us.” Everything was working perfectly for the Crimson squad. The offensive line gave senior Chris Pizzotti plenty of time in the pocket, and the defense stopped the Leopards in the red zone. “[The offense] put up a lot of points, they did their job, we did ours, and it was a very good win,” captain Matt Curtis said. But amidst all of the perfection, two players went beyond...
...world against recession. For one thing, most Asian governments are in sound financial condition and can prime their economic pumps almost at will, says Song Seng Wun, regional economist at CIMB-GK Research in Singapore. "They all face the downturn with a few more bullets in their pocket than they had in the past," he says. The high growth rates of the past several years provide an additional buffer. With the exception of slow-growing Japan, which may already be in a recession, Asian countries will likely account for the majority of the world's GDP growth this year...
...commentators dusting off comparisons to the 1930s, but so far, this feels more like a '70s flashback. It's not just that Zac Efron's hair is almost as shaggy as Shaun Cassidy's or that jeans are once again worn tight enough to read Braille through the back pocket. It's the whole feckless, zipless, helpless vibe that has settled across the land, from the factories of Motor City to the gas lines of Charlotte, from the boardrooms of New York to the subdivisions of California. What's that word again? Oh, yes: malaise...