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Thank you so much for the encouraging words "Yes, We'll Survive" on your cover with the U.S. Constitution [Dec. 18]. That simple message of hope and optimism, once commonplace in American culture, helped me walk a little more upright. Enough Chicken Littles can indeed, if unchallenged, make the sky fall. Thank you for using your voice to build us all up a bit. You were heard. MARK ARNOLD St. Louis...
...risk in New Economy investors' enthusiasm is that at the height of the market, every possible piece of good news is factored in. Then when companies whose stock sells at sky-high multiples of their earnings announce even minor setbacks, their stock gets pummeled. Last month networking powerhouse Cisco Systems announced it was setting aside $275 million in a rainy-day fund to cover missed payments from failed customers. Wall Street's reaction was a punishing 12% drop...
...spring-launched Sky Dancers flying doll also launched 150 reports of injuries, including broken teeth, scratched corneas, a mild concussion and a broken rib, from the pixie's unpredictable trajectory. Recalled: 8.9 million...
...Jackson was given $2.9 million a year in 1976; shock when one-dimensional Jose Canseco became the game's salary king at $4.7 million in 1990; disbelief when pitcher Kevin Brown signed a seven-year, $105 million deal in '98. Observers from Bob Costas to Joe Blow said the sky had fallen, hell had frozen over, pigs had flown, and the grand old game was dead...
...result, energy demand in the state has sky-rocketed, to the point where the power grid cannot support the demands. The situation is so dire that the state recently instituted an energy emergency, which gives the system's administrator the right to black out houses on a rotating basis for an hour at a time. Added to the fact that the state cannot supply enough power for its residence, the price of power has also risen dramatically. In San Diego, for example, the price of energy tripled this summer...