By the same token, a sharp fall on Wall Street may be less of a worry.

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There is, of course, a risk that a rise in rates might instantly trigger a sharp fall on Wall Street, bringing America's economy to a grinding halt and thus harming the world too.

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Leading the trend is the business established by Robert Atkins, who died in April, aged 72, from complications after a fall on an icy New York street.

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This crisis produced a big fall in the value of American companies on Wall Street.

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" Since those savings depend a lot on Wall Street, if stocks fall -- as many have been warning -- "the whole thing unravels.

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These find that, when the ratio (suitably adjusted to take care of accounting discrepancies) moves far above one, equilibrium is indeed eventually restored not, however, by a surge in the replacement value of companies' assets but by a correspondingly dramatic fall in the value that Wall Street places on them.

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After the show's premiere last fall at Ars Nova on 54th Street, lead producers Howard and Janet Kagan went in search of a location that would allow "Natasha" to expand both in terms of physical space and creative scope.

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In one case people were willing to discuss, residents told The Wall Street Journal that Pakistani soldiers opened fire on a car driving through South Waziristan last fall that didn't pull over as a military vehicle approached from behind, killing the driver.

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