Word: spread
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...explosive trading environment, like a roomful of ether waiting for a spark. One story, quickly squelched, was that Ronald Reagan had suffered a heart attack. Most of the other rumors involved speculation about renewed inflation and higher interest rates, the traditional enemies of stocks. At one point, word spread that two governors of the Federal Reserve believed interest rates, on a long two-year slide, had bottomed out. One broker was so confident of the information, which turned out to be false, that he told a client to call back in a few minutes for a full text...
...crushing grapes after the harvest. But at several of the state's wineries, some of this year's crop may rot rather than become a hearty vintage. A strike by the Distillery, Wine & Allied Workers' International Union that began on Aug. 18 and soon curtailed production at six locations spread to three new sites last week, as workers began picketing the Charles Krug plant in Napa Valley, the Gibson winery in the Central Valley and Almaden in San Jose. Union leaders are threatening to strike at E. & J. Gallo, the industry giant that produces 40% of all California wine...
...hunger to environmental disaster -- seem to obsess the national consciousness in cycles. Perhaps it is the sheer insidiousness of crack, the newly popular, highly potent form of cocaine that can in short order transform the casual pleasure seeker into an addict. Perhaps it is the perception that drugs have spread into the workplace and the neighborhood, that they have arrived like the wolf at the door, or at least next door...
Still, as the rumors spread, even some Pentagon officials were puzzled about the Administration's intentions. Complained one senior Navy officer about White House aides: "If they'd just get their act in shape, we'd know better what they expect of us. It's like being on a yo-yo." Gaddafi might have experienced similar feelings last week. If so, the same officer could have cleared up any confusion in the colonel's mind about the Navy's preference. Said he: "Give us an excuse, and we'll clobber him, but good...
This year, as violence has spread across South Africa, so has the rent strike. According to one survey, partial or nearly total boycotts are in effect in 42 townships, costing the local councils the equivalent of $380,000 a day in revenues. By mid-August, according to the same survey, as many as 300,000 black families were refusing to pay their rent...