Word: skittishness
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...behavior, frequently by taking risks others would call insane. While a graduate student in the 1970s, Klimley became the first scientist ever to swim directly into schools of adult hammerhead sharks. He dived as deep as 70 ft. without scuba gear so his air bubbles wouldn't disturb the skittish fish...
Some donors are angry about the mismanagement that led to the fund-raising scandal; others are skittish about the scrutiny any large gift will now receive. Democratic co-chairman Steven Grossman contends that contributors are responding to his pitch about investing in the party's grass roots and that the debt "is absolutely manageable," but for now the D.N.C. must resort to the tricks of the overextended. Payments to vendors are late; some donors to last week's gala were asked to send their checks overnight to help the party make its payroll...
...percent drop in values, where the 508-point drop of October 19,1987 represented a 22.6 percent drop (to 1,738.74). As Alan Greenspan has all too famously noted, the market has a little air in it. Watch for Friday s Labor Department report to see just how skittish investors have become. A stronger-than-expected showing could set off another Wall Street jolt fearing further interest rate increases by the Fed. For investors, the skinny remains: don't panic. Good news is still good news, and the economy, after all, is strong. But as snow fell Monday on downtown...
...just another brand of romantic plonk. Barich is a social realist with a fine feel for the similarities between agriculture and love. Both require risk and constant cultivation with no guarantee of success. That is not lost on Arthur and Anna Torelli, who have gone through divorces and are skittish about new commitments. Added to the mix are elements of lonely-guy touchiness and status. He is a hired hand who lives in a trailer; she is a modern Ms. with a summa cum laude degree from Berkeley. When not visiting her parents, she runs her own bookstore...
Kordus has plenty of partners in anxiety as every lurch in the market--the Dow index did a three-day wiggle and dropped 57.34 points to close at 6931.62 last week--makes skittish investors wonder whether it's finally time to pull the rip cord and cash out. "The average person is very jittery but is still bringing in money in hopes of staying with the bull market," says Robert Coleman, an investment adviser with the firm Christopher Weil & Co. in San Diego. "People are constantly calling and asking, 'What do you think?'" Coleman adds. "I say, 'Relax, stay...