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None of these concerns seemed reasonable last August, because the market was still shrouded in invincibility. But now the blue sky is falling. Americans are finding it easier to understand what the “risk” means in “risk-return”—and harder to see why what many economists described as a “historical mispricing” was expected to last forever...
After the Chinese F-8 fighter damaged the Navy's EP-3, its 24-member crew went into a destructive ballet - carefully choreographed in advance and practiced numerous times - to ensure the Chinese takeout from this intelligence windfall from the sky would be minimal, Pentagon officials...
...weather. Just a few stratus clouds. That's O.K. The sound of jet engines drowns me as my virtual airplane heads down the runway. My legs are stiff, and I arch my back in anticipation. No g-force in this simulation. A small break for me. We level off. Sky is still good. I begin to relax. Look around...
...over. The sky is clear again. I get my breath back. My back is just sinking into the seat when--Gotcha! We're in another storm. Just as bad. Panic level back up to 9. Still no pilot. Damn him! Does this plane have a lightning rod? My head is bursting...
...look out the window again. Blue sky, buildings rising to meet us. We're coming down. I collapse against my seat. It's over...