Word: trending
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...global trend may be on Mulroney's side. From the old Russian empire to the new Europe, there is a devolution of power not only upward toward supranational bodies and outward toward commonwealths and common markets, but also downward toward freer units of federation that would allow "distinct societies" to preserve their identity and govern themselves -- without bolting altogether. If Canadians, French and English speaking alike, choose to be part of that pattern, the current crisis over Quebec will pass just as those earlier ones did, perhaps never to be repeated again...
Most sequels to action-adventure films fall flat on their bloodstained faces, but Diehard 2 is a welcome exception to that trend. This sequel doesn't just cash in on the success of the original movie, or just pull all the same stunts. Diehard 2 remains as fresh as the original, and that's pretty high praise...
...Grand, whose largest stockholder is flamboyant financier Kirk Kerkorian, plans to open a $700 million, 5,000-room hotel and movie-studio theme park in 1992. Attractions at the park will include demonstrations of how films are made. Says Fred Benninger, chairman of MGM Grand: "I think the trend of bare-breasted chorus girls and all that has become passe. People are no longer interested...
With the U.S. economy stagnant and domestic sales hurting, boosting new markets overseas became a simple matter of survival for many U.S. firms. So far, their efforts have paid off handsomely. Exports have zoomed to record levels this year, a trend that has helped narrow the chronic U.S. trade deficit and provide the domestic economy with just enough vitality to avert a recession. "Thank goodness for exports," says Allen Sinai, chief economist with the Boston Co. Economic Advisers. "Without them, the U.S. economy would be dead in the water...
Japan's Finance Minister wondered aloud whether the nation's declining birthrate might be caused by more women attending college -- and what could be done about the trend. Sharp protests and red-faced disavowals ensued...