Word: riley
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Poor Jack Riley. The winningest active college hockey coach in the nation (512 victories) saw his Army team bellyflop in its first year in Division...
Regardless of who wins, the market can look forward to another lift right after the election, according to Gerald Hobbs and William Riley, professors of statistics and finance at West Virginia University. In a study of election-time stock behavior since 1900, they found that the market usually rises in the days just after the presidential voting. Their explanation: the uncertainty of the campaign is over. That temporary spurt generally lasts longer if the Republican candidate wins. Should investors want to rely on historical patterns, counsel Hobbs and Riley, they should sell on the 27th day after a Reagan victory...
...There's been a tremendous surge in political activity," said Chris J. Riley '86, the chairman of the Harvard-Radcliffe Democratic Club. "It's what everybody is talking about. It's the 'in' thing...
Weekly meetings that used to attract only about 10 people have been drawing 30 to 60 students this year, Riley said...
...Riley believes the acid test of this activism will be the number of people who attend meetings after the election. "What I'm worried about is if Reagan wins, students might get discouraged," Riley said...