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Fundamentals too could turn against the dollar. The doomsday fear is that the Fed, in its zeal to head off inflation, will hit the monetary brakes too hard, causing a severe slowdown in the U.S. economy. That frightens away some foreign investment, causing the dollar to drop sharply. Then inflation rises despite the slowdown, prompting the Fed to crack down harder still, and so on around a truly vicious circle...
...still plans to argue that it is not a monopoly--even though it controls more than 90% of the PC operating-system market. And it continues to claim that well-established antitrust laws do not apply to an industry dealing in 21st century technology. The company's almost religious zeal on these points won't help its image in the appeals court. "If you indiscriminately attack the record on too many fronts, your good arguments get lost," warns Kovacic, "and Microsoft is in a position where it can't afford any more missteps...
...zeal to catch up, Harvard discovered its own devastating shortages...
...zeal to catch up, Harvard discovered its own devastating shortages...
Like Parker, Philips does more than just find wine: he also writes about it with zeal and charm. (His e-letters are available at gratefulpalate.com. And though many of the Australian wines he particularly champions are available only in tiny quantities, he's expanding into more plentiful epicurean joys. Among his passions: bacon flavored and sliced by tiny mom-and-pop smokehouses. It's one taste he presumably didn't pick up at Passover...