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Described by the LAT as "one of the hemisphere's most impressive presidents," Cardoso is seen by voters as the only realistic person for surmounting the financial crisis which has seen Brazil's stock market plunge 41%.
The WSJ flags its Motorola earnings story with "Motorola Surprises Analysts, Posting Slim Operating Profit," while the WP goes the other way with "Motorola Reports Earnings Plunge/2nd-Quarter Operating Profit Negligible."
For instance, right away in its story, the NYT notes Monday's Dow drop was 6.4 percent, whereas the October 1987 crash was a one-day plunge of 22.
As discussed below in question 1.6, increased household wealth in recent years appears to have contributed to the plunge in the personal saving rate over the late 1990s.
In Canada, the continued decline in the value of the "loonie" (Canadian dollar), which last Thursday experienced its largest one-day plunge since the October 1995 referendum on Quebec separation, is at the forefront of domestic concerns.