Word: slumps
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sunday: After a dismal 3-1 loss to the Yokohama Bay Stars, the Giants are just one game ahead of the Chunichi Dragons. Angry fans boo manager Shigeo Nagashima, littering the field with discarded megaphones ($6 each). Analysts link the team's slump to the lackluster performance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Tuesday: Outfielder Dan Gladden, left, formerly of the Detroit Tigers, dons a kamikaze bandanna for courage. But the crucial game against the Dragons is rained out. Wednesday: Tied with Dragons after disastrous 0-1 defeat. Thursday: Rematch scratched as tropical typhoon Orchid hits...
...little nervous going in," Roiter said. "I had been in a tennis slump the last couple of days...
Much is at stake with the release of II. There is the sophomore slump to worry about. Then there is the money. The quartet has a seven-record deal with Motown that could pay them between $20 million and $30 million, depending on the number of copies sold, according to a record-industry executive familiar with the deal. "I can't tell you how nervous I am about the record," says Stockman. "I'm praying this record does well." His prayers will probably be answered. II is an album of fulfilled promise, and one that sends a message...
...only travelers who are affected. The falling dollar can also have a big impact at home. It can make things more expensive in our own neighborhoods, raising the price of everything from Nikons to Nintendos. The stock market is already telling us it doesn't like this slump in the greenback. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 139 points last week, including a 62-point drop on Friday...
That is good news for the entire world. Even with the U.S. well into its recovery, the slump in Japan and Europe has dragged down the global economy, hurting demand for raw materials and other export goods from developing countries. But last month the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (O.E.C.D.) reported that it was revising upward its 1994 growth estimates for Germany, the powerhouse of the European economic engine, from 0.8% annually to 1.8%. The organization now predicts the Japanese economy will expand 0.8% in 1994 -- last year it grew 0.1% -- and the European Union 1.9%, vs. a drop...