Market downturn fuels investor caution across sectors
The Dow slid from a March peak to 6,477.35 as investors weigh rate fears and a possible bear market. Analysts warn a 20 to 30 percent drop is plausible, while some, like Steve Burr, hedge bets and shift to cash. No major geopolitic or economic shocks loom currently to trigger a severe downturn.
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Haiti
Bosnia
Dow
Fed
Steve Burr
Fidelity Investments
New York
Burr
Persian Gulf
A. Michael Lipper
Lipper
Tobacco executives weighed safer cigarettes despite harm
Secret Liggett documents from the 1960s 70s show executives debated risks and addictiveness while marketing to teens, with memos asking if safer cigarettes could exist and noting 16 to 21 year olds as formative smokers. The files aim to prove industry-wide fraud and deception to delay regulation and keep customers addicted.
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Washington
Liggett Tobacco Company
Liggett
Knight-Ridder
Arizona
Florida
Food and Drug Administration
Federal District Court
Greensboro
N.C
Congress
Cannibalism Suggested by Cowboy Wash Skeletons
Archaeologists excavating Cowboy Wash in the Ute Mountains Colorado find bones tools pottery across two of three cliff dwellings. Cut marks and cooking signs imply possible cannibalism among 12th century Anasazi, though some experts warn evidence is not conclusive.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cowboy Wash
American Southwest
Brian Billman
Ute Mountains
Colorado
New England
Dongoske
David Wilcox
Arizona State University
TV viewers brace for digital TV revolution in U S
Viewers weigh costs and benefits as digital broadcasts roll out across the country. Some shoppers doubt the value while others back the shift, though many will rely on antennas until systems switch fully in nine years. The FCC plans gradual licensing and dual broadcasting to ease the transition.
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Virginia
Marie Farmer
Temple Hills
Tele-Communications Inc
Hartford
Conn
FCC
Eddie Fritts
National Association of Broadcasters
Fritts
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Society For American Archaeology
Kurt Dongoske
Denver
Archeoloc
Aties
NLM
Okla
AP GrarHic
Texas
Gary Fisher
U OR Life
Federal Communications Commission
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AP Grarh
Clearfield Farm
Garden Bacon
Clearfield
Sun & Bere Perennia
Pataran
Punt
Ehnday
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Baldwin City
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