This time around Grant predicts a hard landing in housing, accompanied by a collapse in flaky mortgages and a desperate move by the Fed to prevent a recession by gunning the money supply.
The sudden announcement, and particularly Countrywide's decision to draw on its entire credit line, was considered a desperate move by the lender and fanned speculation that the company was edging toward Chapter 11.
" In addition, the company statement noted, "STEC believes that Seagate's action is a desperate move to disrupt how aggressively customers are embracing STEC's Zeus-IOPS technology and changing the balance of power in enterprise storage.
The government was in court within hours seeking an injunction to stop the strike - the POA has admitted breaking a "no-strike" deal but said it was a desperate move by demoralised staff in overcrowded jails.
"So instead of building a phone, which seems like a desperate move, Facebook should partner with every operating system and carrier and hardware maker it can to try to embed this social platform within every mobile platform, " Blodget said.
Desperate to make a move and cursed most of the morning with lousy cards, I began bluffing heavily, and successfully, scratching back near even.
Up to half a million Somalis like Suphie are on the move in a desperate hunt for food.
The timing of the move shows just how desperate the situation had become at Bear.
However, the Tower Hamlets borough council issued a statement on Thursday describing the Art Fund's move as a "desperate PR stunt".
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The move appears to be a desperate attempt by Microsoft to grow search and ultimately boost its search advertising revenues.
In a move that can be seen as desperate, McDonald's (nyse: MCD - news - people ) and Burger King keep extending those 99-cent add-ons in the U.S. in an attempt to boost sales.
At Yum Brands' three main chains, U.S. average same-store sales growth softened last year after the first quarter. (They rose an estimated 2% for the year.) In a move that can be seen as desperate, McDonald's and Burger King keep extending those 99-cent add-ons in an attempt to boost sales.
Analysts stressed that the firm had a strong balance sheet and was making the strategic move to make more money from corporate loans, rather than in a desperate need for funds.
Knowing nothing about how to move steel, Shnaider hung out at Ukrainian mills and made deals with desperate managers, providing everything from VCRs to dining room sets in exchange for hot-rolled steel.
Pakistan were desperate to get off to a flier so they opened with Shahid Afridi, a move that spectacularly backfired when he tried to slog Pathan into next week and was comprehensively cleaned up.
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