Word: tailspins
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lopsided loss to a Colgate team that was in a tailspin of its own does not bode well for the Crimson, especially with Clemente out for the season. Many questions, like where the missing points will come from, now arise...
Standing in the way of the Crimson's third title in four years is a struggling Bears team. Brown has been in a tailspin of sorts ever since its third game of the year. After beginning the 1999 campaign with a 2-1 record, the Bears have gone winless the rest of the way, losing 10 of its last 11 games...
...time-starved society that is waking earlier and has a slew of evening-entertainment options, the morning news shows have effectively become the new nightly news. The flagship evening broadcasts have been in a decades-long ratings tailspin, while the morning shows' mix of quick news and consumer tips has clicked with a populace that has shifted its focus from international to national news and from national to my news--my health, my kids, my money. And as viewers have embraced the shows, so have the newsmakers who want to reach them. If you have a book to sell...
...about irrational panic. "Greenspan knew about the Producer Price Index numbers ahead of time," says TIME senior economics reporter Bernard Baumohl, referring to the big scary inflation number that ? along with Alan Greenspan?s own Thursday night speech about an "asset bubble" ? threw the markets into an early-morning tailspin Friday. "He warned about wild fluctuations because he knew how the market would react to the bad news about producer prices, and his role is to warn investors that an adjustment in stock prices could come quickly...
...markets finally let their guard down ? and got a nasty shock. No, Alan Greenspan didn?t hike 'em a third straight time. But he let everybody know he?s watching, moving the Fed?s bias toward tightening and sending a recently resurgent Dow into an instant 100-point mini-tailspin (thus smothering an earlier rally and ending the day even). "It?s a clear signal that the bank is concerned that the economy isn?t slowing down fast enough," says TIME senior economics correspondent Bernard Baumohl. "Consumer spending hasn?t slowed enough. The world economy continues to pick up. There...