Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...total of $31.2 million. At the same time, Schmuckler telephones an order to Chicago traders who will buy futures contracts on the stocks he is selling. The simultaneous deals, equivalent to a precomputer blizzard of paper shuffling, take just a few minutes to complete. Schmuckler is pleased. The quick transactions will bring a return several percentage points higher than the interest on a more traditional investment like Treasury bills. "God, this is exciting!" he exclaims. "It's so much...
There were no close-ups of Lynch on the sidelines, helmet off, smiling at the camera. No shots of him giving the V sign after still another long gain. There would be just a quick pan to the number on his back as he lumbered off the field in that tender-kneed way of his, a big, good-looking man, who was virtually undistinguishable under his helmet and football gear. At first, the bar's patrons would cheer just the brief mention of Lynch's name on national TV, but after a few years of such random mentioning by Summerall...
...market and its relationship to U.S. capitalism in general. Has the market become more volatile, risky and perhaps more irrational than ever before? Is it suddenly too treacherous for the ordinary investor? Is the very function of the market changing, as fast-buck artists crowd in to pursue big quick returns that have little or nothing to do with industry or commerce? Have the values of the gambling hall undermined the role of stock trading as a means of productive, long-term investment? In short: Is the new stock market good for America, and for business...
...Quick quiz: where have you encountered this scenario before...
...Producer charges into the production trailer, frantic about the day's news: we are two days behind schedule. Or, as the Producer is quick to point out, we are $80,000 over budget. A meeting is called. Heads will surely roll...