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...year is already off to a strong start. The Commerce Department said last week that the index of leading economic indicators, which tries to foretell future growth, climbed 1.7% in January, its sharpest advance in 18 months. That report electrified the stock market, where investors went on a buying binge. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 26 points during the day, to 1309.96, before falling back to a record close of 1299.36, which topped the peak...
...past few months. A decrease in mortgage rates, from an average of 12.67% for a 25-year adjustable-rate loan last September to 11% now, has given pep to the bellwether housing industry. Between December and January, housing starts climbed 14.9% to an annual rate of 1.8 million, the sharpest rise in ten months...
With 15 goals and 16 assists, as well as some of the sharpest passing skills on the squad, Ward added a considerable punch to the offense. "There's no way we won't miss Liz Ward," Dooley said...
...student could only shrug. "Not to worry, not to worry," said the professor. "Plenty of my sharpest students just don't have a mind for economics. Suppose I ask you this How do you think the moral precepts of the Jacobeans influenced foreign policy in England...
...policy decisions of the next four years could turn on such maneuvering for Reagan's ear. As in the past several years, the sharpest domestic debate will be over the federal deficit, and it will begin as soon as the new Congress convenes...