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...more time: That?s historically low, and no reason to panic. But it?s still getting higher, which means that every 0.1 percent uptick is another hole in the consumer-confidence dyke. The stream of announced layoffs from the corporate sphere hasn?t let up appreciably, and some Wall Streeters expect a whole new round of payroll cuts when upper management gets back from summer vacation...
TICKS "Summer's hitchhikers" will cause an uptick in Lyme numbers this year, say doctors. In fact, the first case was just confirmed. Because of recent reports that Lyme is easily curable if caught early, the public may be complacent...
...tide may be out for a while. Friday's carnage put the indexes back to where they were in April - which is probably the main reason why Monday started off with an uptick. Wall Street knows all too well why Greenspan's cuts haven't done any appreciable good - businesses are still too busy hacking at costs to be lured by cheap borrowing - and until a few CEOs pop their heads up and say, "Sales are picking up again," there's very little reason to wade in and start buying...
...know what happened to savings the last few months. What we could get right now is an uptick in savings, back from negative territory to 1 or 2 percent - and that's something Greenspan and everyone else is in favor of. But every 1 percent of savings takes $70 billion out of the economy - so a savings boom right now could come at a very bad time...
...operations and exert even more deadly pressure on Israel. If the Iranians get their way, it will be a dark day both for Israelis--who will face increasingly professional terrorist attacks--and for Palestinians already suffering under a heavy-handed Israeli backlash. Competition between the two groups generated an uptick in attacks. Coordination will make those strikes even more effective...