Word: expect
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...Netscape next year, positioning the browser as the central clearinghouse for Time Warner's content. That's not prime Internet real estate, and there are some murmurs within Time Warner that AOL's quest for its own content is exceeded by its lust for rent-paying deals. Don't expect Time Inc.'s Money.com to replace CBS MarketWatch on AOL anytime soon...
Still, retailers believe in Santa Claus. Some 60% of all holiday shopping takes place in the final two weeks, and merchants expect bargain-sniffing consumers to pounce at the last minute. "If the weather clears, the shoppers will be out," says Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart. "They have shown they do have disposable income." Now they have to show they'll spend...
...INVESTMENTS This is a bad time to dump stocks, which are already priced for a severe slowdown. They will fall further if a recession occurs. But if growth accelerates at the end of next year, as many expect, the market will lift off in advance. Stay diversified and mainly in blue chips. With mutual funds, consider those that invest in an index. Their lower fees help performance in a tough market. With bonds, longer maturities are best as rates fall...
...going to say I expect any gratitude for being lifted from the curse of a scientific education, but if you wanted to express some, I'd certainly accept...
...brightest porch light on the block. Get over it. I frankly don't expect much from him; neither do you; and that's the best thing he has going for him. If he so much as clears a matchbox, we'll all fall back in wonder. Think how pleasantly surprised we're going to be when we discover George W. is, as he has been all his life, sort of adequate. Not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door...