Word: torrid
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...potential stumbling block is, quite simply, GE's size. At some point, skeptics argue, GE will find it nearly impossible to continue its torrid pace of growth. "Ultimately, the law of large numbers will have to win out," William Fiala, an analyst at Edward Jones, wrote in a report on GE that came out last week. He means that to increase sales just 10%, GE will have to find $13 billion in new business this year and $14.3 billion next year. Not surprisingly, Immelt, who sees GE as a collection of smaller pieces with lots of room to grow, doesn...
...original purpose may have been to quiz the great king, but it was the torrid love affair between the wise and powerful Israelite ruler and the mysterious monarch from the south that everyone remembers. Their legendary romance, celebrated in both Bible and Koran, begat epic poetry, Hollywood extravaganzas, musical works by George Frideric Handel and Charles Gounod and, according to Ethiopian tradition, an African dynasty that endured until Haile Selassie was deposed...
...While most glaciologists focus on polar regions, he has targeted the long-neglected ice fields of the tropics. "Lonnie went against the grain," says influential paleoclimatologist Wallace Broecker of Columbia University, and in so doing, Thompson has helped overturn the long-standing belief that the planet's so-called Torrid Zone is merely a passive responder to swings of climate, as opposed to an active participant...
Sales in the industry are riding ahead of the braking economy, up 3% in the first six months, though nothing like the torrid 20% pace of the past few years. Harley hopes to sell 11,000 V-Rods, which will be available this fall, by the end of this year. That's about 5% of its total annual output. Still, Harley is by no means guaranteed a smooth ride. The V-Rod is a few thousand dollars more expensive than comparable bikes like Honda's hot-selling VTX. And expanding beyond the core franchise is never easy, as Harley learned...
...take advantage of generous tax laws that apply to the sale of a primary residence. Couples can exclude as much as $500,000 of gain ($250,000 for singles) when selling any house they've lived in for at least two of the previous five years. Thanks to a torrid real estate market, tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of upscale homeowners now sit atop such fat gains. If you're one of them, it's decision time. Moving is a hassle, but not moving could mean forfeiting six-figure tax savings on future appreciation...