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...trading switches over to an auction format for about five minutes to give all the market participants a chance to regroup, process any new information they might have - and to prevent the volatility from feeding on itself. "When markets aren't acting rationally, it's healthy to slow them down," said Richard Rosenblatt, CEO of the trading shop Rosenblatt Securities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Up (Barely) with the Market's Wild Volatility | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...otherwise orchestrated country album. In the heartbreaking “If Wishes Were Horses,” she begs for forgiveness, crying her heart out in a wailing voice that elicits shivers. “Rarity,” the longest song on the album, is depressing and painfully slow. Williams sings, “So you’re never going to be a big star,” which works well with album closer—and AC/DC cover—“It’s a Long...

Author: By Olivia S. Pei, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lucinda Williams | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...episodes that fail to come together in a cohesive, satisfying picture. Bouncing between flashbacks of Junior’s youth and his first term as president, “W.” has no method to its madness. Rather than illuminating the modern-day scenes, the flashbacks only slow the movie by repeatedly depicting Bush as a misguided youth and, later, a born-again cowboy-politician...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...weaponry the government is throwing at the problem will eventually have an effect. Interest rates are low and probably headed lower. More fiscal stimulus is on the way. Many economists are currently forecasting a couple of quarters of outright economic contraction. But many see a resumption of slow growth by the second half of next year. The sky, in other words, is not necessarily falling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living in a World with Less Credit | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...from the obvious fiscal consequences, the prospect of a global economic downturn also induces subtle, yet profound, psychological changes. Researchers have found that in hard times people prefer models who look mature—probably because evolutionary instincts compel them to search for a capable provider—while slow, contemplative tunes like “That’s What Friends Are For” are favored over more upbeat melodies...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe | Title: The Second Coming | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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