Jan 2nd, 2009 · A Washington State man says he wanted to stop a friend from driving drunk. And that's why Shawn Wallace allegedly blasted his friend's windshield with paintballs. The Tri-City Herald reports police arrested Wallace, but gave him credit for being creative. Creative people around Milwaukee have an event for bike riders. On New Years' Day, they ride their bikes into Lake Michigan. Half a dozen people plunged into a lake so cold they had to break the ice first.
Keywords: riders · plunges · Creative · drunk · friends · lake · Wallace · Milwaukee · windshield · Washington State · Lake Michigan · Paintballs
Dec 26th, 2008 · There were some remarkable and largely unforeseen financial and economic events in 2008. These events have plunged the world into what appears to be the worst recession since World War Two.
Keywords: world · financial · economic · plunges · 2008 · World War Two · unforeseen
Dec 16th, 2008 · Toyota says it's suspending plans to produce its Prius hybrid car in the U.S. A plant is under construction in Tupelo, Miss., was to be the first to make the popular gas-electric hybrid in this country. But as auto sales plunged, Toyota has been scaling back production. Toyota will finish the building but won't install equipment.
Keywords: products · country · assembly · Hybrid · Toyota · electric · auto · plunges · mississippi · Prius · construction · Tupelo
Nov 26th, 2008 · Americans cut back on their spending in October by the largest amount since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Meanwhile, orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged by the largest amount in two years.
Keywords: Americans · 2001 · manufacturing · factories · plunges · Consumers · factory
Nov 19th, 2008 · The world's biggest automaker says it will stop production at all U.S. and Canadian factories for two days next month. Toyota's assembly, transmission and engine plants will close in late December as the company tries to work through excess inventory. The Japanese carmaker is in much better financial shape than its U.S. rivals, but sales of Toyota's vehicles also are plunging.
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Nov 7th, 2008 · Every investor dreads margin calls. It's what happens when people borrow heavily against their assets and then see their value plummet, forcing them to sell part of their holdings to pay their lenders. When the market plunged in October, a lot of corporate executives lost chunks of their fortunes to margin calls. But the impact on the economy as a whole is even more devastating.
Keywords: devastation · Investor · executives · Economy · corporate · plunges · lender · Fortunes · plummet
Oct 24th, 2008 · Markets all over the world posted significant losses Friday, following another rough day on Wall Street on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged at the beginning of trading Friday, but recovered a bit by midday.
Keywords: world · global · Wall Street · industries · recovering · plunges · midday · Dow Jones
Oct 24th, 2008 · Wall Street stocks plunged sharply after Friday's opening bell. The sharp decline follows huge drops on overseas markets. Currency markets, commodities and bond markets are also volatile. Analysts say investors are worried about a global recession.
Keywords: Investor · global · commodities · currency · plunges · Frightening · volatile
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