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...arrived at Harvard only to be confronted by the blossoming world of MP3s. It was about then that I threw in the towel. Perhaps it was all the love, energy and money I had poured into my CD collection. More likely it was because I watched my roommate whither away, spending entire days downloading—shudder—only a cappella MP3s. (Those were dark times.) Unfortunately, now I am teased for throwing money away on CDs, but I must confess I am drawn to their neat packaging, their cover art, their portability, their character. I also like...
...Whither the third? Well, once upon a time, Q3 was supposed to be the start of the turnaround; now it?s just another three months to wonder if this gets worse before it gets better. That brings us back to the consumer - who, according to Friday?s University of Michigan survey, is getting a little glum too - and whether $40 billion in rebates and 275 basis points in interest-rate cuts will be enough to keep wallets open and the economy above water...
...definitely pouting. After cramming a whole lot of selling into less than two post-Fed hours, investors were at it again the day after, pushing the indexes steadily downward into Wednesday afternoon. With the markets getting the message that Alan Greenspan is not anxious to ride to their rescue, whither Wall Street now? TIME Wall Street columnist Dan Kadlec gives voice to the bears' lament...
...with all the world watching on Friday - whither, boys? Bounce or bottom? - the Streeters punted. Some solid earnings from eBay, backing up a reassuring report on PC sales from Microsoft after the bell Thursday, floated pretty much everything tech up another couple of points after Thursday's buying hootenanny...
...Whither Democracy...