Word: prospectively
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...Stanford Graduate School of Business, says he sees some students going through a kind of grief cycle, first coping with shock, then denial and disappointment. Many current MBA students graduated from college as the tech bubble was bursting, Chan points out, so they're frustrated at the prospect of once again graduating into a cold job market...
...Main Street's Pullback For millions of Americans, the prospect of living within their means is a meaner one by the day. And it has consequences that are already showing in the bankruptcies of retailers such as Linens 'n Things, Mervyns, Steve & Barry's, Shoe Pavilion, Goody's and Sharper Image and in the possibility of poor holiday sales. The overleveraged consumer is the biggest economic problem the country faces, because debt has been the rocket fuel that has propelled growth for most of the past decade. Two-thirds of the $14 trillion U.S. economy is driven by consumer spending...
...federal budget deficit may top $1 trillion in the current fiscal year, and everybody in Washington seems to be looking for ways to make it bigger. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke backs more fiscal stimulus, and President Bush is on board too. Democratic congressional leaders are thrilled by the prospect. Even the Concord Coalition, founded to battle the big deficits of the early 1990s, doesn't object...
Recessions make their presence felt in myriad ways. Aside from the obvious fiscal consequences, the prospect of a global economic downturn also induces subtle, yet profound, psychological changes. Researchers have found that in hard times people prefer models who look mature—probably because evolutionary instincts compel them to search for a capable provider—while slow, contemplative tunes like “That’s What Friends Are For” are favored over more upbeat melodies...
...Rosman said he felt optimistic about governmental support for health care reform, given recently approved federal support and the prospect of a similar program nationwide should Barack Obama win the White House, but Wickwire acknowledged that the economic climate might continue to hurt health care providers...