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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...economists expect it to stride right into the 21st century. "This is truly the best business expansion in American history, and it's going to last at least until the end of the decade," predicts Allen Sinai, chief global economist for Primark Decision Economics. Such endurance would put the upturn ahead of both the 1960s and the 1980s on the pursuit-of-happiness scale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHY THE GOOD TIMES MIGHT LAST | 5/19/1997 | See Source »

...where's the recession? Traditional economic theory holds that every business upturn ends in a downward slide of sagging sales, declining profits and disappearing jobs. But when TIME brought together five internationally renowned experts during the World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, an intriguing question floated through the clear Alpine air: Has the U.S. economy--the world's largest and most influential--banished the business cycle? Has the combination of high technology, globalized markets and unprecedented labor flexibility created a new paradigm of continual growth that can serve as a model for the rest of the planet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOARD OF ECONOMISTS: AMERICA SHOWS THE WAY | 3/3/1997 | See Source »

...mystifying landscape, sprinkled with mountains, desert canyons and grassland, supports South Dakota's second-largest industry: tourism. Despite the beauty of places like Mount Rushmore, it's hard to disguise the poverty of Indians living on reservations in a state enjoying an economic upturn. Though the state has only one congressional district, it is the nation's second most populous one. South Dakotans usually vote for the Republican presidential candidate, but give Democrats a fair chance of making it to Congress. An interesting anomaly, noted by the Rapid City Journal: all four congressional candidates have Internet home pages, but only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: SOUTH DAKOTA | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

Freshman second baseman Hal Carey attributes the upturn to better pitching, increased confidence among the players and an enthusiastic coach...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Batsmen Ready for Playoffs | 5/10/1996 | See Source »

...season picked up again, this time with entirely different outcomes for the Crimson. In three successive Ivy matches, Harvard edged Columbia, Cornell and Dartmouth. This successful upturn in League competition was a boost to the team's confidence...

Author: By Lauren S. Charno, | Title: W. Spikers Rise to Expectations at Season's End | 11/14/1995 | See Source »

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